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Toufic Ahmed Tabbara leads Lafarge Jordan
Written by Global Cement staff
15 February 2012
Jordan: Toufic Ahmed Tabbara has been appointed as the CEO of Lafarge for Jordan. Tabbara will assume this new role in February 2012 and will be responsible for both cement and concrete. Before this new appointment, Tabbara worked at several roles across the Lafarge group in various countries.
Tabbara started his career as a financial analyst with Republic National Bank of New York in London. In 1998, he joined Lafarge as Manager of Strategy and Development of Gypsum Activity in Reston, US. He then worked at several managerial roles in Lafarge Group in US, Canada and Egypt.
Tabbara holds a BA degree in Business Administration from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon and an MBA degree from American Graduate School of International Management.
People in the cement industry
Written by Global Cement staff
07 February 2012
Romania: The Romanian unit of Lafarge has appointed Sonia Artinian as its new country CEO. She is in charge of the French group's cement, aggregates and concrete business in Romania. Artinian replaces Philippe Questiaux, who had managed Lafarge's cement activity in Romania since 2002.
Russia: Vladimir Petrov has been appointed as General Director of Pikalevskiy Cement, a part of Russia's Eurocement Group.
Ukraine: The Balakleya-based Eurocement-Ukraine company dismissed its director general Demis Halchev on 31 January 2011 after a tenure of around three years in the post. According to a report, the position is now vacant.
Lafarge Malayan appoints new CEO and executive director
Written by Global Cement staff
31 January 2012
Malaysia: Lafarge Malayan has appointed Bradley Peter Mulroney as its president and chief executive officer and Malaysian Chen Theng Aik as its executive director.
Mulroney, aged 49, is a British national. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of London and he initially started his career with Redland plc, where he rose to the rank of a general manager. Redland was acquired by Lafarge SA in 1996.
Aik, aged 45 is a Malaysian who was previously the senior vice-president, finance and chief financial officer of Lafarge Malayan.
New head for CMA
Written by Global Cement staff
25 January 2012
Mr M A M R Muthiah, the current managing director of the Chettinad Cement Corporation has taken over as president of the Cement Manufacturers' Association (CMA). Muthiah said that the association acts as a bridge between the industry and the Government with an objective to promote the cement sector's growth, protect consumer interests and collaborate with international counterparts outside of India.
Mr O P Puranmalka, a whole-time Director of Ultratech Cement, has taken over as the CMA's new vice-president.
Lafarge France gets new general director
Written by Global Cement staff
25 January 2012
Pascal Casanova has become the general director of Lafarge France, a unit of the French cement giant Lafarge. Casanova was born in 1968 and joined Lafarge in 1999 after having been employed by a number of different construction firms. He served as Lafarge's research and development director since 2008.