UK: Breedon Group has appointed Catherine Gibson as Managing Director, Cement, Products and Surfacing Solutions with immediate effect.

Gibson previously worked for Travis Perkins, becoming Divisional Managing Director: Specialist Merchants in 2025. This followed Managing Director roles for subsidiaries Keyline Civils Specialist and CCF from 2020. Earlier jobs at Travis Perkins from 2015 to 2020 included Tool Hire Managing Director, Regional Managing Director and Operations Director, East. Prior to this she worked for Aggregates Industries US as General Manager - Aggregate Industries Concrete South. Gibson is a graduate from the University of Liverpool.

Türkiye: Çimsa Çimento has appointed Baran Çelik as its General Manager.

Çelik worked for OYAK Group in various roles from 2017 to 2025. During this period he was the chief financial officer (CFO) of OYAK Cement, Concrete and Paper Group, CFO of OYAK Group and a member of the executive committee of OYAK Group. From mid-2025 he was a member of the board of directors of OYAK Turkoman Investment. He previously held financial roles with Çimsa Çimento from 2011 to 2017, eventually becoming its CFO. He started his career at Ernst & Young and also worked for PepsiCo Southeast Europe. Çelik holds an undergraduate degree in international trade from Boğaziçi University.

Spain: Votorantim Cimentos España has appointed Fernando José Gutiérrez Pozo as the temporary Plant Manager of its Niebla plant. Rubén Sánchez was previously named as the director of its Niebla plant in mid-2025.

Gutiérrez previously worked as Maintenance and Systems Country Manager for Votorantim Cimentos España from 2023. Before this he worked for Amazon in maintenance engineering. Earlier in his career, Gutiérrez worked for LafargeHolcim España from the late 1990s to 2021 in maintenance positions eventually becoming Project Engineer and Major shutdowns manager. Gutiérrez holds a degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the University of Cádiz, Spain.

UK: Holcim has appointed Adham El Sharkawy as the CEO of its UK business. He succeeds Danny King in the role, who has been working as Interim CEO. King will continue working for Holcim UK as Managing Director for Aggregates, Asphalt and Contracting.

El Sharkawy has worked for Holcim and related companies since the late 2000s. In 2025 he became the CEO of Holcim’s business in Algeria. This followed similar country CEO roles in Iraq in 2020 and UAE in 2017. Prior to this he was the General Manager of LafargeHolcim Readymix UAE and the Commercial Director UAE & Export Markets. Earlier in his career he worked for British American Tabacco and PepsiCo. El Sharkawy holds an undergraduate degree in economics from the American University in Cairo.