Tanzania: Mbeya Cement has appointed Ahmed Mhadaas as its CEO.

Mhadaas joined the cement producer in 2020 as its chief financial officer. He holds over 15 years’ experience working in manufacturing, telecommunications and mining. Roles in the cement sector include financial roles for Tanga Cement and LafargeHolcim Tanzania, before it was acquired by Amsons Group. He has also worked for Airtel Tanzania, Saint-Gobain and Tanzania Cigarette. He holds a degree in commerce from the University of Dar es Salaam, a master’s of business administration (MBA) qualification from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the US and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Zambia: Chilanga Cement says that Nason Kasoma, the Deputy Plant Manager of its Ndola cement plant, has died in a road traffic accident. He had been in post since the start of 2022. Kasoma had worked at the Ndola plant for Chilanga Cement and Lafarge Cement Zambia in a variety of maintenance and operations roles from the late 1990s.

Ecuador: Holcim Ecuador has appointed Ivanoff Rojas as production manager at its Guayaquil cement plant.

Rojas previously held a number of production roles for Cementos Pacasmayo in Peru from 2012 to early 2025. Prior to this he worked for companies including Cementera del Perú, Cementos Selva, Cementos Tequendama and Sika Perú. He trained as a chemical engineer at the Universidad Nacional del Callao and holds a master’s degree in engineering from the Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Canada: Lafarge Canada has appointed Edgardo Rivas as the plant manager of its Brookfield cement plant in Nova Scotia.

Rivas previously worked as a Maintenance Manager for Lafarge Canada from 2023. Before this he held maintenance and engineering roles for Cementos Argos in Honduras from 2015 to 2023. Notably, he was the plant manager of the Río Blanquito grinding unit from 2017 to 2023. Before this, he held positions with Industria Venezolana de Cemento in Venezuela from 2009 to 2015. Rivas holds an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from the Universidad Simón Bolívar.