UK: Breedon Group has appointed James Brotherton as CEO with effect from the start of 2027. He will succeed Rob Wood in the role, who has decided to retire. Wood will remain an employee of the group until the expiry of his notice period on 30 September 2027.

Brotherton has been the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Breedon since 2021. Previously he was CFO of Tyman between 2010 and 2019, prior to which he was Director of Corporate Development. Earlier in his career, James worked in investment banking roles at Citi and HSBC, after qualifying as a chartered accountant at Ernst & Young. He is a graduate of Loughborough University.

Iraq: Lafarge Iraq has appointed Tarek Sharobime as CEO. He succeeds Medhat Ismail in the role.

Sharobime has worked for Holcim since 2007 when he started as a Production Engineer at Holcim UAE. He later became Process Manager at Holcim UAE in 2015, Process & Production Manager - North West Africa Cluster at LafargeHolcim in 2017 and joined Holcim Egypt as Production Director in 2020. He has held the role of Supply Chain Director - ExCO Member since 2023. Sharobime holds an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Cairo University.

Egypt: Holcim Egypt has appointed Medhat Ismail as CEO.

Ismail has worked for Holcim and related companies since 2007 when he started as Production Team Leader for Lafarge Emirates Cement. He later became Group Audit Manager for LafargeHolcim Group in the mid-2010s, GCC Sourcing & Procurement Director in 2016 in UAE, Head of Geocycle UAE in 2020, Head of Geocycle – Middle East & Africa Region in 2021, Country Industrial Director - Lafarge Iraq in 2022, Country CEO Lafarge Tanzania in 2023 and Country CEO Lafarge Iraq in 2024. Earlier in his career he held roles with Orascom Construction Industries and ASEC Cement. Ismail holds an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Helwan University.

UAE: RIGA has appointed Hamed Naama as Group Technical Director. He previously worked as Maintenance Manager for Suez Cement in the 2010s and then became vice chair of Arab Fertilisers and Chemicals Company in 2021. He is a graduate of Alexandria University.