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Stephen Liu Yiu-keung resigns as chairman of Shanshui Cement
Written by Global Cement staff
21 March 2018
China: Stephen Liu Yiu-keung has resigned as the chairman of Shanshui Cement. He will be succeeded by Li Liufa, according to the Hong Kong Standard newspaper. Other personnel changes include the resignations of Li Heping as an executive director and chief executive, of Han Yike as the chairman and legal representative of Shandong Shanshui Li Heping as vice chairman.
Mario Bastian Gross appointed as chief executive officer of Lafarge Malaysia
Written by Global Cement staff
21 March 2018
Malaysia: Lafarge Malaysia has appointed Mario Bastian Gross as its chief executive officer (CEO). He will take up his new post on 1 April 2018. He succeeds Thierry Legrand who has been in post since mid-2015.
Gross, a German national aged 39 years, joins Lafarge Malaysia from Sika. He started his career with Sika in 2000 and has global experience with roles across Germany, China, Thailand and Switzerland. He was Asia Pacific Head of Procurement from 2007 to 2011, after which he was appointed Managing Director of Sika in Thailand. In 2013, he took the role Head of Global Procurement, Quality & Sustainability of Sika based in Switzerland.
He holds an MBA from the University of Strathclyde in the UK and a Bachelor of Economics from the VWA Koblenz in Germany.
Assam Daoud becomes president of Burkina Faso Cement Association
Written by Global Cement staff
21 March 2018
Burkina Faso: Assam Daoud has become the president of the Burkina Faso Cement Association. The director general of Ciments de l'Afrique (CIMAF) succeeds Hippolyte Guinguéré, the commercial director of Diamond Cement. Daoud will hold the post for one year. The association has also recently inaugurated its new headquarters.
Reiner Furthmann appointed managing director technology of Aumund
Written by Global Cement staff
21 March 2018
Germany: Aumund Fördertechnik has appointed Reiner Furthmann as its Managing Director Technology. He started the role on 1 March 2018. His main responsibilities are Research & Development, Design & Engineering, Quality Assurance, Production, Materials Management and Purchasing. Furthmann joined Aumund in 1984. His previous role with the company was as its Technical Director.
Mario Gross appointed head of Lafarge Malaysia
Written by Global Cement staff
14 March 2018
Malaysia: Lafarge Malaysia has appointed Mario Gross as its president and chief executive officer (CEO) from 1 April 2018. He succeeds Thierry Legrand, according to the Business Times newspaper. Gross, aged 39 years, holds 15 years of experience in the building materials industry, with roles in Germany, China, Thailand and Switzerland. He joins Lafarge Malaysia from Switzerland’s Sika.