Kenya: The board of directors of the East African Portland Cement company (EAPCC) has appointed Albert Sigei as its Chief Operating Officer with effect from 24 August, 2015. Sigei will be responsible for production operations, production engineering, supply chain management and sales and marketing. He will be based in the Athi River Office.

Sigei has worked in the cement industry for 18 years. His last role was as the Vice-President of Business Support & Ready Mix operations with Lafarge in Nigeria. He has previously worked with Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Sigei holds a BSc in Engineering from the University of Nairobi.

India: Mangalam Cement Limited has announced that Anil Kumar Mandot has resigned from the post of CFO. The board of directors has appointed Yaswant Mishra as CFO with effect from 7 August 2015. This is in addition to his present designation of president (corporate).

India: Prism Cement Limited has appointed Vivek Krishan Agnihotri as a director following the resignation of the previous director. The Board has also appointed Agnihotri as the executive director of cement, effective from 17 August 2015.

UK: Investment boutique Perella Weinberg Partners has hired LafargeHolcim co-chairman Wolfgang Reitzle as an advisory partner.

Reitzle, also a former chief executive of the German gas maker Linde and chairman of the supervisory board of German car supplier Continental, will provide counsel in a senior role to the investment firm and its clients, especially in Europe, according to Perella Weinberg. He will continue in his role at LafargeHolcim.

Reitzle has had previous dealings with Perella Weinberg Partners; Holcim appointed Perella Weinberg banker Dietrich Becker to renegotiate the terms of its merger with Lafarge. "Reitzle has an exceptional track record of successfully managing growth across a variety of industries," said Joseph Perella, co-founder and chairman of Perella Weinberg Partners.