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Afzaal Qadri appointed as plant manager of Pioneer Cement Industries
Written by Global Cement staff
04 July 2018
UAE: Raysut Cement has appointed Afzaal Qadri as the Plant Manager of its subsidiary Pioneer Cement Industries. Afzaal will report to Raysut’s chief executive officer (CEO) Joey Ghose. Qadri, aged 49 years, holds over 30 years of experience of the Cement Industry. He started his career in the cement industry in 1987 and has worked in various engineering and operational roles in the US, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Pakistan. Most recently he worked by HeidelbergCement in the US.
Ametek Brookfield appoints Vicki Case as Global Marketing Director
Written by Global Cement staff
04 July 2018
US: Ametek Brookfield has appointed Vicki Case as Global Marketing Director. She has spent the past 12 years working at Sealed Air in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. Most recently she worked as the VP Marketing, Global e-Commerce & Fulfillment Solutions for the company. Case is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering.
Arif Hameed Dar appointed as head of Pioneer Cement
Written by Global Cement staff
26 June 2018
Pakistan: Pioneer Cement has appointed Arif Hameed Dar as its chief executive officer (CEO). He replaces Syed Mazher with effect from 1 July 2018. Abdul Wahab has also been appointed as the company secretary in place of Waqar Naeem.
Ian Jones appointed chief executive of Fletcher Building’s Concrete Division
Written by Global Cement staff
26 June 2018
New Zealand: Fletcher Building has appointed Ian Jones as the chief executive of its newly created Concrete Division. The new division includes Golden Bay Cement, Winstone Aggregates and Firth. The appointment is a move by the Antipodean building materials company to focus its business on core operations in building products and distribution. The group also plans to sell its Formica and Roof Tile Group businesses.
Rutger Zweers appointed as Vice President of Sales Engineering by Sparta Manufacturing
Written by Global Cement staff
26 June 2018
Canada: Sparta Manufacturing has appointed Rutger Zweers as Vice President of Sales Engineering. Zweers brings 20 years of industry experience and engineering expertise to Sparta. Over the course of his career he has worked on recycling system projects and brings experience in construction and demolition and single stream systems development.
Sparta Manufacturing is an integrated engineering and manufacturing company specialising in recycling system design and development. Sparta has a 35-year track record integrating best-available technologies with their portfolio of machinery. Providing turn-key system development and retrofit expertise, Sparta has an install base across North America that includes construction and demolition systems, single-stream, organics and commercial waste processing.