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Germany: Reinhard Schäfer has joined the management board of Bosch Rexroth. He succeeds Bertram Hoffmann, who left the company at the end of March 2019.

Schäfer, aged 54 years, takes on Hoffmann’s responsibilities for manufacturing and quality management at the engineering company. The mechanical engineer began his career in 1986 as a trainee at the former Rexroth Star in Schweinfurt and advanced to the position of technical plant director and managing director. He then held a number of executive positions in manufacturing and quality management in different areas within the automotive division of the Bosch Group in Germany, the Netherlands and China.

Australia: Raymond Barro will be appointed as the next chairman of Adelaide Brighton at the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) in May 2019. He succeeds Zlatko Todorcevski, who will become Lead Independent Director and deputy chairman. Todorcevski has spent less than a year in the role. The Barro family owns a 43% stake in Adelaide Brighton. Rhonda Barro was nominated as a director of Adelaide Brighton earlier in March 2019.

UK: John King Chains has appointed Julie Precious as Chain Division Key Account Manager. The role is a newly created one and part of the group’s UK Sales team. Precious holds Key Account Management experience having worked for various blue chip clients. She also holds 16 years’ worth of knowledge from working for a materials handling and chain conveyor business.

Malaysia: Lafarge Malaysia has appointed Yeoh Khoon Cheng as its chief executive officer (CEO). He has held the role of interim CEO since late 2018 and was also the company’s chief financial officer (CFO), according to the New Vision newspaper. Edward James Coultrup will succeed Yeoh as CFO.

Yeoh, aged 60 years, holds over 30 years of experience in the cement industry and 18 years of experience as a CFO. He has worked for LafargeHolcim’s subsidiaries and predecessor companies since 1999. He first held the CFO post in Malayan Cement Berhad, now Lafarge Malaysia, from 1999 until 2011. He has since been CFO at Lafarge Cement China and Huaxin Cement. He is a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA) and Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).

Brazil: InterCement has appointed Flavio Aidar as its chief executive officer (CEO). He succeeds Paul Nigo, who took the role in early 2018. Aidar has worked in the financial services sector including for Goldman Sachs, where he left as managing director in 2017. He then moved on to Mover Participações, formerly known as Camargo Corrêa and the controlling shareholder of InterCement, as a member of its advisory board.