US: Mike Ireland has announced his retirement as the president and CEO of the American Cement Association (ACA). He has been in post since 2017. The association has formed a search committee to find a replacement.
Key accomplishments during Ireland’s tenure include the association implementing its Shaped by Concrete campaign to raise awareness of cement and concrete’s benefits in everyday life, launching the Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality and rebranding the organisation from Portland Cement Association to the American Cement Association.
Ireland became the president and CEO of the ACA in 2017. Before this he worked for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) from 2015 to 2016 as its managing director and Associate Executive Director. He has also worked for the Association For Facilities Engineering, the National Environmental Balancing Bureau and the American Traffic Safety Services Association. He is a graduate in industrial education from Brigham Young University.