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US: Calgon Carbon has appointed Steve Schott as its president and chief executive officer (CEO) with effect from 3 August 2018. Schott will replace Randy Dearth, who announced he was leaving the company after six years.

Schott joined Calgon Carbon in 2007 as Executive Director of Finance. In 2010 he was promoted to Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with responsibility for all corporate financial functions. In 2015 he was promoted to Executive Vice President, Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, and Equipment. In this role, he also has responsibility for the company’s European operations, where Calgon Carbon is known as Chemviron.

Prior to joining Calgon Carbon, Schott spent eight years at DQE, a conglomerate whose primary business was electric energy. During his tenure, he held various positions including Controller, Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Schott also spent 15 years at Deloitte & Touche where he was a senior manager in the auditing practice. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Duquesne University.

US: Cementos Argos has appointed Bill Wagner as the vice president of its US operations. Wagner, a US national, is a graduate of Georgia Southern University. He holds over 35 years of industry experience and is on the board of directors of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association. He joined Cementos Argos in 2014 and worked as the head of its US concrete business.

Thailand: Siam Cement Group has appointed Thammasak Sethaudom as its Vice President-Finance & Investment. He succeeds Chaovalit Ekabut. The appointment will take affect from 1 September 2018.

US: Ametek Brookfield has appointed Hitesh Shah as Global Vice President Sales. He holds over 25 years’ experience in sales and executive positions in North America, India, the Middle East and Asia. He has worked for General Electric, Meggitt Sensing Systems and most recently served as Global Sales Director with Novanta. Hitesh has a graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering. He also served on the engineering faculty at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in India.

Cameroon: Benoît Galichet has been appointed as the director general of Cimencam. He succeeds Pierre Damnon, according to the Agence de Presse Africaine. Galichet, a French national, is aged 47 years. He will oversee the commissioning of the cement producer’s new cement grinding plant at Nomayo and the continued promotion of the company’s ‘Multi-X’ cement product.

LafargeHolcim holds a 55% stake in Cimencam, the government holds a 43% stake and employees hold the remaining 2% share.