Pakistan: Attock Cement has appointed Omer Ashraf as its CEO. He will succeed Babar Bashir Mawaz in the post from 2 May 2026. The move follows the acquisition of Attock Cement by Fauji Cement Company and Kot Addu Power. The company has appointed Anwar Ali Hyder as its Chair in place of Shuaib Anwar Malik with immediate effect. Finally, a number of directors have also changed.
Diana Casey appointed as Cement and ESG Director at Global Cement and Concrete Association
UK: The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has appointed Diana Casey as Cement and ESG Director. Stephanie Mackrell has also been appointed as Head of Communications. Both roles will be based in the London office and are effective immediately.
Casey previously worked at the Mineral Products Association (MPA) becoming Executive Director, energy and climate change, cement and lime in 2023. She joined the association in 2010 as Technical Advisor Energy and Climate Change. Prior to this she held a position at the UK Environment Agency. She holds a Ph.D in Sustainable Lime Mortars from the University of Bristol.
Mackrel holds over 20 years of experience from the financial and sustainability sectors. Her previous employers include Deutsche Bank, Climate Group, Weber Shandwick, World Gold Council, Teneo and Arrow Resources.
Yuliya Kravtsov appointed as head of Carbon Cure
Canada: Carbon Cure has appointed Yuliya Kravtsov as its CEO. Kristal Kaye, CarbonCure’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) who has been working as interim CEO since June 2025, will move to the position of President and CFO.
Kravtsov has worked in the building materials sector for 15 years, starting with strategy and business development roles for LafargeHolcim in the US. She later became the head of Geocycle in the US and Canada from 2015 to 2019. She then became Head of Mid-America Region in 2020 and 2021. In 2022 she became the President - Sapphire Americas, the waste management division for Ash Grove Cement. She has also worked as a Strategic Board Advisor for Fortera since 2021. Earlier in her career she held roles with Boston Consulting Group and Discover Financial.
She is a graduate in Accounting and Finance of Walsh College and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) qualification from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
Elena Guede appointed as head of Oficemen
Spain: Oficemen has appointed Elena Guede as its Director General. She succeeds Aniceto Zaragoza in the role, who has been in post for 20 years. She will be the first women to hold the job.
Guede has recently been working as an independent consultant for Tubacex and CELSA Group. She has experience working for cement companies culminating as Senior Vice President for Strategy and Sustainability for CRH from 2021 to 2024. Earlier in her career she was the plant manager of Cementos Lemona and was, at the time in 2013, the first woman to run a cement plant in Spain. She also worked for Cementos Portland Valderrivas. She started her career in the cement sector working as Laboratory Head at Cementos Lemona from 1995. Guede holds a PhD in chemical engineering from the Basque Country University (EHU) and a master’s in business administration qualification from the European Business School.
