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Jamaica: Colin Steele has been elected as a director of Caribbean Cement. However, the board of directors of the cement producer tried to block the appointment by changing the company’s articles of incorporation that required at least two Jamaican-based directors, according to the Jamaica Observer. The company had been without a second Jamaican-domiciled director since the resignation of its former chairman Chris Dehring in 2016. Minority shareholders of the company supported Steele’s appointment.

Steele started his career as a certified public accountant before moving into retail and housing development. He has served as a director of several government companies, including the Port Authority of Jamaica and the University Hospital of the West Indies and as chairman of the Economic Policy committee of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica.

Finland: Perttu Louhiluoto, President of Metso's Minerals Services business area and a member of the Metso Executive Team, has decided to leave Metso by the end of 2017 at the latest. He has been employed by Metso since 2008 and has held several management positions in various Metso businesses.

Uzbekistan: Bakhtiyor Bakhronbekovich Bobokulov has been appointed as the deputy chairman of the board for the production and implementation of modern technologies at Uzqurilishmateriallari, the Uzbek Construction Materials company. Previously, Bobokulov held the post of general director at the subsidiary Samarkandmramor.

UK: Michel Andre has been appointed as the Country President for Cemex UK. He joins the UK subsidiary of the Mexican-based building materials producer after spending seven years as the Country President for Cemex France. Andre has worked for Cemex’s French business for 12 years with roles in strategic planning and its readymix business. Previous to this he worked for Lafarge in the US and France and was employed by Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

He has also served as a board member and then president of the Unicem Association France, the National Union of Quarrying and Building Materials Industries. His three-year term finished in June 2017.

Andre succeeds Jesús Gonzalez in the UK post. Gonzalez has been promoted to the executive team in Monterrey, Mexico as Executive Vice President Sustainability and Operations Development. His role covers health and safety, operations and technology, energy, sourcing, research and development and sustainability.

China: Qi Shengli has resigned as a supervisor and the chairman of the supervisory committee from Anhui Conch Cement. His resignation will take effect upon the appointment of a successor. The recruitment process is continuing at present.

Yang Kaifa has resigned as a company secretary. Chiu Pak Yue Leo remains a company secretary. Zhou Bo, an executive director and chief accountant, will aid him. A new company sectary to replace Yang is being recruited.