Sri Lanka: Siam City Cement (Lanka) (INSEE Lanka) has appointed Thusith C Gunawarnasuriya as its CEO. He succeeds Nandana Ekanayake, who will continue to work as the company’s chair, according to the Daily Mirror newspaper.

Gunawarnasuriya most recently worked as INSEE Lanka’s Chief Operating Officer in 2025. Earlier, he was the company’s Director Procurement & Logistics from 2017 to 2021. He also held procurement roles for Holcim Lanka from 2004 to 2010. Away from the cement sector his career has included senior management roles at Lion Brewery (Ceylon), Hemas Manufacturing, Fonterra Brands Lanka, GlaxoSmithKline, MAS Active and DMS Software Engineering with work in India, Bangladesh and Thailand. Gunawarnasuriya holds an undergraduate degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Peradeniya, a master’s degree in Business and Organisational Psychology from Coventry University in the UK and a master’s of business administration (MBA) qualification from the University of Colombo.

US: Aumund Corporation has appointed Wes Allen as President Operations & Aftermarket.
Allen has worked for Aumund since 2007. He started as Director of After Sales and Service, North & Central America and later became Vice President of Operations - Americas in 2023. Earlier in his career he worked for WM. Allen is a graduate in business management from Southern New Hampshire University and holds a master’s in business administration (MBA) qualification from Western Governors University.

Malaysia: Hume Cement Industries has appointed William Tan Kok Siang as its Group Managing Director.

Tan, aged 38 years, holds over 15 years’ experience in the cement sector. He started his career as a management trainee with Lafarge Malayan Cement. In 2012 he joined Hume Cement was appointed General Manager - Sales & Logistics in 2019. He later became the managing director of Hume Cement in 2023. Tan holds an undergraduate degree in material science from the National University of Malaysia.

India: The Cement Manufacturers' Association (CMA) has elected Parth Jindal as president. Raghavpat Singhania has been appointed as the vice president of the association.

Parth Jindal is the managing director of JSW Cement. He is the youngest elected president of the CMA in its 60-year history, at 35 years old. Jindal will be responsible for driving CMA's policy agenda with the policy makers, regulators and other stakeholders, with an emphasis on sustainable manufacturing practices, energy transition (decarbonisation) and logistics optimisation, to present the collective voice and priorities of the Cement Industry at CMA.

Raghavpat Singhania is the managing director of JK Cement with considerable experience in the grey and white cement sector. He is expected to further advance CMA's objectives by strengthening industry advocacy and engagement.

The CMA is the association of large cement manufacturers in India. It represents almost 70% of the installed cement capacity in the country.