India: Prism Johnson has appointed Raakesh Jain as Executive Director & CEO (Cement) with effect from 17 August 2024. His appointment will last for three years until mid-2027. He will succeed Vivek K Agnihotri, who has resigned.
Jain holds 30 years of experience in the building material industry working as the CEO of the cement division of Prism Johnson from late 2021. Before this he was the Chief Sales Officer for Nuvoco Vistas. Earlier in his career he spent nearly a decade with Lafarge India in sales roles. Before this he held sales positions for the white cement division of UltraTech Cement from the late 1990s onwards. He is a commerce graduate from Devi Ahilya University and holds a master of business administration in Marketing from Vikram University.
