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Germany: Stefan Puntke has become the managing director of Refratechnik Cement, replacing Wolfgang Tabbert. Puntke’s previous role has been taken by Christian Meyre, effective from 1 June 2016. The announcement was made at the 14th REFRA-Kolloquium held on 31 May to 3 June 2016 in Berlin.

Tabbert has worked for the company for more than 30 years, five of them as sales manager and 13 years as managing director. He will continue to act as consultant for Refratechnik Cement for a period to ensure a smooth transfer of responsibilities.

Meyre holds management experience in the international cement industry, particularly in North America.

Mexico: Corporacion Moctezuma has announced that Fabrizio Donega will become its new general director from 3 October 2016. Donega will replace Pedro Carranza Andresen, who is due to retire after 10 years working for the corporation. Corporacion Moctezuma was formed in 1982 from the merger of Cementos Moctezuma and Concretos Moctezuma.

India: Parth Jindal has been appointed as Managing Director of JSW Cement. He will assume the position in July 2016 and will be assisted by Anil Kumar Pillai as CEO, according the Business Line.

Jindal is the son of Sjjan Jindal, the chairman of JSW Group. The 25-year old has worked previous as an Economic Analyst for JSW Steel amongst other positions in the group. He is also the chief executive of the group's sport company, which owns Bangalore Football Club.

India: Sarat Kumar Jain, vice chairman of Jaiprakash Associates, has resigned from the group with immediate effect. Jain had been associated with the Jaypee Group for over 50 years. The firm said in a statement that the 78 year old had cited health reasons as his reason to resign.

US: Summit Materials has appointed Joseph S Cantie as a new director, also serving on the Audit Committee. With the appointment of Cantie, Summit’s board now comprises eight members.

Cantie is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ZF TRW, a division of ZF Friedrichshafen, a global automotive supplier, a position he held from May 2015 until January 2016. He served in similar roles at TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., which was acquired by ZF Industries in May 2015, since 2003. Prior to that time, Cantie held other executive positions at TRW, which he joined in 1999. From 1996 to 1999, Cantie served in several executive positions with LucasVarity, including serving as Vice President and Controller. Prior to joining LucasVarity, Cantie spent 10 years with KPMG. He is currently a director for TopBuild Corp. where he serves on the Audit, Compensation and Governance Committees, and for Delphi Automotive PLC where he serves on the Audit and Finance Committees.

Cantie is a certified public accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo.