People

US: CRH-subsidiary Ash Grove Cement has appointed Fernando Valencia as Vice President of Manufacturing – Central Ashgrove. He previously worked as a plant manager at LafargeHolcim’s Ste Genevieve plant in Missouri and the Portland Plant at Florence in Colorado. Prior to this he was the plant manager of Holcim US’ Hagerstown Plant in Maryland and also worked as a commissioning manager. Valencia holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Anahuac University Network and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Missouri - St Louis.

Poland: CRH-subsidiary Cement Ożarów has appointed Mariusz Adamek as its chief operating officer. He was previously the company’s Industrial Director. Prior to this he was the managing director of Geocycle in Poland. Earlier in his career he worked for Lafarge with placement in Poland and Egypt.

Egypt: Lafarge Cement Egypt has appointed Ahmed Elserafy as its Director of Public Affairs & Security. He has worked for Lafarge for over 10 years in security and resilience roles. Before this he worked for the African Union and the United Nations. Elserafy is a graduate of the Egypt Police Academy.

Jordan: Lafarge Jordan has appointed Ayman Al-Leimoon as the manager of its Rashadiyah cement plant. He has worked for Lafarge Jordan for over 20 years. He started in mechanical engineering and maintenance roles before moving in to project management. Most recently he was the plant and manager at the Fuhais cement plant. He holds a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering.

Cyprus/Türkiye: Çimsa has appointed Soner Atilmis as the terminal manager at its Kıbrıs terminal in Northern Cyprus. Previous roles at Çimsa included working as Domestic Special Products Sales Executive and Technical Support Supervisor since 2007. Before this he held project management and mechanical engineering positions with Mersin Makina Sanayi and Gökçay İnşaat respectively. Atilmis holds a degree in engineering from Mersin University.