India: The board of directors of ACC Ltd has appointed Harish Badami as CEO and managing director (MD) designate with effect from 1 August 2014. Badami will assume responsibility as CEO and MD of the company for a period of five years. He will succeed Kuldip Kaura.

"With the Jamul cement plant (in Chhattisgarh State) expansion coming on stream in 2015, ACC is now well poised to serve the Indian market which is on the threshold of rapid growth," said Kaura.

"At this juncture, with the economy showing positive signs, I look forward to the exciting opportunity to participate in its growth," said Badami.

Oman: Raysut Cement has appointed Salem Alawi Mohammed Baabood as chief executive, the company announced in a bourse statement. The cement producer is the largest company by market value in Oman with a cement production capacity of 3Mt/yr at its Salalah plant.

India: Jamshed Naval Cooper, HeidelbergCement India's director of sales and marketing, has taken over as the chief operating officer from 4 June 2014. Cementrum I BV of the Netherlands, the holding company of HeidelbergCement India, proposed the appointment. The position is subject to the approval of the board of directors.

Cooper succeeds Ashish Guha, who had resigned from the position of chief executive and managing director, but acceded to continue in office until the appointment of a successor at the request of the board of directors.

China: With effect from 26 May 2014, Wong Ka Hang resigned from her office as Allied Cement's company secretary. With effect from 26 May 2014 Li Chun Fung has been appointed as her replacement.