Russia: SibCem subsidiary KuzbassTransCement has appointed Eduard Ishimov as its managing director. He succeeds Alexander Chagaev, who will continue to work as an advisor to president of Sibcem on transport and logistics. KuzbassTransCement is responsible for the operation of the railway fleet of SibCem.
Ishimov, aged 53 years, started working in the railway sector in the late 1990s. In 2006 he began working at KuzbassTransCement and has held the positions of Director for Transportation and Operation of Rolling Stock and Director for Transportation and Logistics. A graduate of the Novosibirsk Electrotechnical Institute, he also holds qualifications from t he Siberian State University of Communications and the Moscow International Higher Business School.