Indonesia: Solusi Bangun Indonesia has appointed Anwar Bakti as Head of Operational Performance Excellence.

Bakti has worked for the subsidiary of Semen Indonesia since 2019 and then for Lafarge Indonesia before that from 2008. He started as a Process Engineer for Lafarge in Malaysia and later moved to Technical Manager roles in Indonesia. He was the Plant General Manager of the Cilacap cement plant from 2024 to early 2026. Bakti holds a master of business administration (MBA) qualification from the University of the People and an undergraduate degree in chemistry from the Institut Teknologi Bandung.

US: Mike Ireland has announced his retirement as the president and CEO of the American Cement Association (ACA). He has been in post since 2017. The association has formed a search committee to find a replacement.

Key accomplishments during Ireland’s tenure include the association implementing its Shaped by Concrete campaign to raise awareness of cement and concrete’s benefits in everyday life, launching the Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality and rebranding the organisation from Portland Cement Association to the American Cement Association.

Ireland became the president and CEO of the ACA in 2017. Before this he worked for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) from 2015 to 2016 as its managing director and Associate Executive Director. He has also worked for the Association For Facilities Engineering, the National Environmental Balancing Bureau and the American Traffic Safety Services Association. He is a graduate in industrial education from Brigham Young University.

Egypt: Lafarge Egypt has appointed Ramy Mostafa as Head of Operational Technology.

Mostafa has worked for the subsidiary of Holcim since 2004. He started in maintenance engineering and later became Raw Kilns & Kilns Maintenance Manager in 2016. Previously he worked for the El Bardy Paper Mills. Mostafa holds a master of business administration (MBA) qualification from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport and an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from Ain Shams University.

Saudi Arabia: Al Jouf Cement has appointed Bakr bin Atef Sindi as its CEO. He succeeds Samir bin Mohammed Al-Rahili in the role.

Sindi holds 25 years’ of professional experience and has held managing roles for industrial and banking companies. He holds an undergraduate degree in mining engineering from King Abdulaziz University.