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Canada: Progressive Planet Solutions has appointed Randy Gue and Chris Halsey-Brandt to its advisory board. The company is developing pozzolan-based supplementary cementitious material (SCM) products. It operates its Z1 Zeolite quarry in Cache Creek, British Columbia and is working on other projects also in the province.

Gue will advise on introducing Progressive Planet's developing products into the marketplace with the initial focus on markets for PozGlass SCM. Randy spent 17 years with Lafarge Canada as the Director of Business Development and Resource Recovery where he led Lafarge's Western North American initiative to reduce variable operating costs by developing business-to-business relationships primarily related to the recovery and reuse of wastes and by-product streams from industries and institutions.

Halsey-Brandt will assist in financial analysis of the first PozGlass SCM manufacturing plant and will also assist in evaluating opportunities to grow the company through strategic acquisitions. He is both a chartered professional accountant (CPA) and a chartered business valuator (CBV). At present Halsey-Brandt owns and operates a successful food processing business. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, he was a partner at Blair Mackay Mynett Valuations, an independent firm in Vancouver providing business valuation services.

Honduras/Panama: Cementos Argos has appointed Gustavo Adolfo Uribe as its manager in Panama and Central America. He has been succeeded by Luis Eduardo Tovar as the manager in Honduras.

Uribe studied civil engineering at the School of Engineering of Antioquia (EIA) and followed this with graduate training in economics at the University of Los Andes in Colombia and business at the École Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC). He has worked for Argos for over 15 years in a variety of management roles, including being the general director for the business in Honduras.

Tovar studied business at the University of Lincoln in the UK. He has also worked for Argos for over 15 years in various managerial and strategic roles.

Kenya: East African Portland Cement (EAPCC) has appointed Daniel Kiprono as its acting managing director. He succeeds Stephen Nthei, who was appointed to the temporary post in mid-2019. No reason for his departure has been disclosed. Nthei replaced Simon Peter Ole Nkeri, who was reportedly relieved of the role, in mid-2019. Kiprono has worked at EAPCC for over 20 years in a variety of roles.

Azerbaijan/Russia: Holcim Azerbaijan has appointed Khalid Samaka as its chief executive officer (CEO). Previously he worked as the technical director at LafargeHolcim Russia since 2017.

Samaka has been succeeded as technical director at LafargeHolcim Russia by Artur Buzyurov. Previously he was in charge of cement plants in Kolomna and Voskresensk. He has worked for the company since 2001.

US: The Mississippi Lime Company (MLC) has appointed Ryan Seelke as its Director of Safety. His focus will be on proactive risk-based safety practices, leadership, and training.

Prior to joining MLC, Seelke worked at Doe Run as a leader in their safety department. He also owned and led a private legal practice specialising in mine safety law and consulting before that assignment. He holds an MBA from St. Louis University, a law degree from Washington University and an economics degree from the University of Central Missouri. He is also pursuing a master’s degree in Occupational Safety Management from the University of Central Missouri. In addition, Ryan is a Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) certified trainer.