India: HeidelbergCement India has appointed Ramakrishnan Ramamurthy as its chairman following the resignation of Akila Krishnakumar. Krishnakumar said she wanted to increase her work in the development sector. Ramamurthy started his career with Bosch (India) as an apprentice and worked with Murugappa Group for around twenty years. More recently he was the managing director of GMR Group, the president of Mytrah Energy and the chief executive officer of Sanmar Engineering.
