Armenia: The government has appointed David Gevorgyan as the manager of Ararat Cement. Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan made the announcement, according to the ARKA News Agency.

Gevorgyan was appointed Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Development in 2018. He later worked as Governor of Aragatsotn Province from 2018 to 2021. In 2022 he was appointed an assistant to the prime minister. Before working for the government he ran a printing business. Gevorgyan holds an undergraduate degree in marketing from the Armenian State Economics University.

Ararat Cement was placed under the control of the Ministry of Economy in mid-July 2026 following an investigation into the former owner Gagik Tsarukyan under charges of misappropriating assets. Tsarukyan, a businessman and former world arm wrestling champion, ran against the current prime minister’s political party in elections in June 2026.

India: Haver & Boecker India has appointed Ashish Kumar Srivastava as its Managing Director. Srivastava holds 35 years of experience in the cement, minerals and industrial engineering sectors. He has worked for Haver & Boecker India since 2022, first as Head Cement Business before becoming its Deputy Managing Director in 2023. Prior to this he held sales roles at FLSmidth and Beumer. Earlier in his career he worked in a variety of roles for UltraTech Cement from 1991 to 2007.

Czech Republic: IKN Czech has appointed Karel Vičar as its managing director. He succeeds Tomas Plch in the role, who managed the company since its spin-off from PSP Engineering in 2012. Vičar previously worked for IKN Czech as Sales & Kiln Service lead since 2020. Before this he worked in kiln service and kiln design.

Germany-based IKN acquired PSP Engineering in 2002. IKN Czech specialises in process calculations, rotary kiln engineering and technical services, primarily serving the cement and incineration industries.

US: Supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) developer Terra has appointed Pete Lyons as its CEO. Lyons holds 30 years of experience in the cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete and construction sectors. He worked as President and CEO of Irving Building Materials from 2021 to 2025. He previously worked for Cemex USA from 2002 to 2015, eventually becoming Vice President & General Manager, US East Region Aggregates. Other companies he has worked for include refinery co-products specialist Oxbow Corporation. Lyons is a Marketing & Marketing Management graduate of Miami University in Oxford, US, and holds a master’s in business administration (MBA) from the Stephen M Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, US.

Colorado-based Terra is marketing its Opus SCM product as a secondary cementitious material that replaces fly ash. The company is currently building its first commercial-scale plant at Cleburne in Texas.