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Vivek Bhatia appointed CEO of ThyssenKrupp Asia Pacific

Written by Global Cement staff
17 August 2016

Germany: Vivek Bhatia has been appointed as the CEO of ThyssenKrupp Asia Pacific with effect 1 October 2016. He succeeds Stefan Schmitt, who will move to ThyssenKrupp AG as Head of Human Resources Strategy.

Bhatia, aged 38 years, has been Head of Strategy, Markets and Development at the Regional Headquarters in Singapore since May 2014. Prior to this he advised industrial businesses on their strategy and operations, as part of the Boston Consulting Group for several years. He earlier gained experience in the oil and gas Industry as part of Engineers India.

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Arabian Cement appoints Sergio Alcantarilla as CEO

Written by Global Cement staff
10 August 2016

Egypt: Arabian Cement has appointed Sergio Alcantarilla as its CEO with effect from 3 August 2016. He succeeds Jose Maria Magriña Vadillo.

Alcantarilla was previously the Chief Operation Officer of Arabian Cement. He graduated from the Superior Industrial Engineering School at the University of Seville in Spain. After entering the cement industry in 2002 he worked for five years as a plant manager in Spain before moving to Egypt in 2009.

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Alain Bourguignon and Ian Thackwray leave LafargeHolcim

Written by Global Cement staff
10 August 2016

Switzerland: Alain Bourguignon, region head for North America, and Ian Thackwray, region head for Asia Pacific will leave LafargeHolcim following a reorganisation of its executive committee. The group said the changes reflected an evolution of its portfolio following recent divestments and the closure of its integration phase following the merger between Lafarge and Holcim.

Pascal Casanova, currently responsible for the Latin America Region, will take responsibility for North America including Mexico. Roland Köhler, currently responsible for the Europe Region will add Australia, New Zealand and Trading to his responsibilities. Martin Kriegner, currently responsible for India, will join the Executive Committee and take additional responsibility for South East Asia. Oliver Osswald, currently responsible for our operations in Argentina, will join the Executive Committee with responsibility for Central and South America.

As of 5 August 2016, the executive committee, chaired by Eric Olsen, will be composed of the following members:

  • Urs Bleisch, Group Head of Performance & Cost;
  • Pascal Casanova, Region Head North America including Mexico;
  • Roland Köhler, Region Head Europe & Australia / New Zealand & Trading;
  • Martin Kriegner, Region Head India & South East Asia;
  • Gérard Kuperfarb, Group Head of Growth & Innovation;
  • Caroline Luscombe, Group Head of Organization and Human Resources;
  • Oliver Osswald, Region Head Central & South America;
  • Saâd Sebbar, Region Head Middle East & Africa and
  • Ron Wirahadiraksa, Chief Financial Officer.
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Lee Gillman appointed as Sales and Marketing Director for Quinn Building Products in UK

Written by Global Cement staff
03 August 2016

UK: Quinn Building Products has appointed Lee Gillman as its new Sales and Marketing Director for the UK. Lee has worked for Quinn’s commercial team for three years. He has been promoted to lead on the management and development of core products within the Quinn portfolio in the UK. His experience working with merchants and contractors is intended to help the company continue to grow its client base on a national level.

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Veronica Dobre appointed Communication Manager at Holcim Romania

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03 August 2016

Romania: Veronica Dobre has been appointed as the new Communication Manager at Holcim Romania. She succeeds Ioana Borangic who worked for the company for six years.

Dobre, aged 35 years, holds a Public Relations degree from the UK Chartered Institute of Public Relations and graduated from Political Sciences as well as Communication and Public Relations at the National School of Political and Administrative Studies of Bucharest. She started her career at a public relations agency then worked for more than 10 years in the pharmaceutical industry, building experience in corporate and brand communications.

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