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Russia: Nikolay Skornyakov has been appointed chief executive officer of Zhigulevskie Stroymaterialy plant, part of the Eurocement Group. Previously, Skornyakov was the technical director of the cement plant located in Zhigulewsk in Samara.

Skornyakov was born in 1950 in Ulyanovsk. In 1980 he graduated from the Belgorod State Technological Institute of Construction Materials focusing on chemical technology binders. He has since worked in the cement industry for about 40 years, starting at a plant in Ulyanovsk in 1969 as an electrician. In 2001 he was appointed technical director of the Ulyanovsk plant subsequently becoming first deputy chief executive officer.

In 2005 Skornyakov became chief executive officer of the Pikalevskiy plant. In 2006 he became the deputy chief executive office – technical director of the Mikhailovcement plant in the Ryazan region. Since 2009 Skornyakov has been the deputy chief executive officer - technical director of the Zhigulevskie Stroymaterialy plant.

Romania: The Romanian unit of Lafarge has appointed Sonia Artinian as its new country CEO. She is in charge of the French group's cement, aggregates and concrete business in Romania. Artinian replaces Philippe Questiaux, who had managed Lafarge's cement activity in Romania since 2002.

Russia: Vladimir Petrov has been appointed as General Director of Pikalevskiy Cement, a part of Russia's Eurocement Group.

Ukraine: The Balakleya-based Eurocement-Ukraine company dismissed its director general Demis Halchev on 31 January 2011 after a tenure of around three years in the post. According to a report, the position is now vacant.