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India: Bimlendra Jha has been appointed as the managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Ambuja Cement, with immediate effect.

He joins the subsidiary of LafargeHolcim from Tata Steel where he has spent nearly three decades of his career. Over the past six years, he has held multiple leadership roles, including Executive Chairman Long Products Europe, Executive Director on the Board of Tata Steel Europe and CEO Tata Steel UK, looking after operations in UK, Sweden, and Canada.

He holds a B. Tech in Ceramic Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Varanasi and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management, Marketing and Finance from the Xavier School of Management Jamshedpur.

Nigeria: Dangote Cement has appointed Guillaume Moyen as its chief financial officer (CFO) for operations. He was the CFO of UAE-based OLA Energy from 2014 to early 2019, according to Bloomberg. He will report to group CFO Brian Egan.

Poland: Cement Ożarów has appointed Janusz Miluch as its chief executive officer (CEO). He succeeds Andrzej Ptak, who retired at the end of December 2018, according to Wirtualny Nowy Przemysl.

Trinidad: Trinidad Cement has appointed Guillermo Rojo de Diego as the general manager. He succeeds Rodolfo Martinez, who held the position from mid-2017. Martinez will take up another role with Cemex, the owner of Trinidad Cement.

Pakistan: Thatta Cement has appointed Mohammad Abid Khan as its company secretary. He succeeds Shabid Yaqoob who has stepped down from the role.