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UK: Holcim UK has appointed Mohamed Ben Driss Alami as the managing director of its Cement Division.

Alami has worked for Holcim and associated companies for 16 years. He started working for Lafarge in France in 2009 as a Corporate Finance Manager before switching to logistics in the US in 2014. He subsequently became the Director of Integration, Strategy & Business Development for Holcim US Cement in 2015, the General Manager - Asphalt & Construction - Mid-Atlantic Region in the US for Aggregate Industries in 2017 and the Country Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Algeria in 2020. Prior to working for Holcim, he was an Adjunct Professor in Economics at the Sciences Po University in France. Alami holds multiple master’s degrees in applied mathematics and is a certified Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

US: Cemex US has appointed Will Price as Senior Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions.

Price previously held corporate development roles at Cornerstone Building Brands, and engineering and corporate development positions at Oceaneering International. He holds a degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas and a master of business administration qualification, focused on corporate finance, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Peru: UNACEM has appointed José Antonio Becerra Figuerola as Operations Manager.

Becerra previously worked as an Assistant Production Manager for UNACEM. Before this he held positions at SC Volcán from 2012 to 2022 in operations, plant and project management. Earlier in his career he worked for UNACEM from the mid-1990s to the mid 2010s in engineering and project management roles. Becerra is an engineering graduate from the University of Lima with a master of business administration qualification from Escuela de Administración de Negocios para Graduados (ESAN).

US: The American Cement Association (ACA) has elected Monica Manolas as the chair of its board of directors. Manolas is the Region President at Ash Grove East. She is the first woman in the ACA history to be elected to this position. David Loomes, president of the Cement Segment at Quikrete Cement, was appointed as vice chair.

Manolas previously worked as the president of Suwannee American Cement from 2018 to 2022. Before this, she held roles at Cemex eventually becoming Vice President Cement Sales. She began her career in the cement sector working for Rinker in the 1990s. Manolas holds a master’s degree in industrial and systems engineering and a master’s in business administration (MBA) from the University of Florida.

Australia: The Cement Industry Federation has appointed Denise Sparks as its CEO with effect from 17 November 2025. She has held senior roles in the Australian and Queensland governments. The CIF says she brings experience in strategic stakeholder engagement and industry advocacy to the role. The CIF is the industry association for manufacturers of clinker, cement and cement products in Australia.