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.
