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Oman: Oman Cement Company has appointed Fatick Hussain Al Balushi as its chief financial officer (CFO). Fatick holds over 15 years of experience in the oil and gas and petrochemical industries. He worked for the Oman Oil Company and its subsidiary, the Salalah Methanol Company, in a variety of roles including financing manager for the ammonia project, head of finance and information technology (IT) and finance director. He is an alumni of the Sultan Qaboos University in Oman and the University of Leicester in the UK.

Bangladesh: Metrocem Cement has appointed Khandakar Ataur Rahman Rifat appointed as its chief marketing officer. He holds 25 years experience in the cement industry working for Aman Cement, Holcim Cement, Unique Cement, Cemex Cement, Hyundai Cement amongst other companies. He earned a BSS and a MSS from the University of Dhaka, an MBA in marketing from the World University of Bangladesh and a PhD in marketing from the same institution.

Nigeria: Dangote Cement’s non-executive director Fideli Madavo has resigned from his position on the company’s board. Madavo represented the stakeholder Public Investment Corporation (PIC), South Africa’s state pension fund, where he is head of resources and portfolio manager for strategic and African listed investments. The company has not stated a reason for the change.

Trinidad & Tobago: Trinidad Cement has appointed Edgar Campos Piedra as Group Finance Manager. He succeeds Luis Ali Moya. Campos Piedra has been employed with Cemex, the owner of Trinidad Cement, and its subsidiaries for over 14 years in a variety of different positions. Ali Moya has held the position of TCL Group Finance Manager since 2016. He has been promoted to a new role within the Cemex Group.

China: Huang Ting has ceased to be the chief financial officer (CFO) of China Resources Cement. He will remain as the company’s vice president and has been reassigned as chief procurement officer.

Duan Wanli, the general manager of finance department of the company will take on the duties of the CFO role on a temporary basis. She joined the finance department of the China Resources Cement in 2014. She holds a Master’s degree in accounting from the Macquarie University in Australia and is a member of CPA Australia.