China: Ji Youhong has retired as the chair of China Resources Cement as he has reached retirement age. He has also stepped down as an executive director, the chair of the company’s strategy and investment committee and the chair of its nomination committee. CEO Jing Shiqin will chair the board on an interim basis until a successor is appointment.
Ji was appointed as the chair of the board of China Resources Cement in 2022 and an executive director in 2016. He originally joined the group in 2003 and has worked in various positions including the general manager of various cement and concrete subsidiaries, the marketing controller from 2008 to 2012, the Regional General Manager (Guangxi) from 2012 to 2016, and the CEO from 2016 to 2023. JI holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering and a master’s degree in inorganic and non-metallic materials. He is currently the vice chair of the China Building Materials Federation and the executive vice chair of the China Cement Association. Previously he was the Vice President of the Eighth Council of the China Concrete and Cement-Based Products Association.