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Micheál Mckittrick appointed as Managing Director of Ecocem Ireland
Written by Global Cement staff
12 April 2017
Ireland: Ecocem Ireland has appointed Micheál McKittrick as its Managing Director for Ireland and the UK. His role involves the management of all aspects of the Irish and UK operations. McKittrick is a Chartered Engineer and graduate of Trinity College Dublin. He previously worked in several senior roles with Atkins Consulting Engineers.
Mauricio Doehmer appointed president of Mexico’s National Chamber of Cement
Written by Global Cement staff
12 April 2017
Mexico: Mauricio Doehmer has been appointed as the president of the National Chamber of Cement. He is Cemex’s corporate affairs and business risk management executive vice-president, according to the El Financiero newspaper. He succeeds Billy Alvarez, an executive with Cementos Cruz Azul.
LafargeHolcim to nominate Patrick Kron to board
Written by Global Cement staff
12 April 2017
Switzerland: The board of directors of LafargeHolcim will nominate Patrick Kron for election as a new board member at the group’s upcoming Annual General Meeting on 3 May 2017. At the same time Philippe Dauman and Alexander Gut have taken the decision not to stand for re-election. Bruno Lafont, currently co-chairman of the board of directors, has also stated previously that he will not stand for re-election. Following the election of the nominees, the board of directors will reduce in size to 12 members from 14 at present.
Kron, a French national who was born in 1953, is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and the Paris Ecole des Mines, France. He began his career at the French Industry Ministry in 1979 before joining the Pechiney group in 1984. In 1993, he became member of the executive committee of the Pechiney group and was chairman and chief executive officer of Carbone Lorraine from 1993 to 1997. From 1995 to 1997, he ran Pechiney’s Food and Health Care Packaging Sector and held the position of chief operating officer of the American National Can Company in Chicago, US. From 1998 to 2002, Kron was chairman of the executive board of Imerys. He has been a director of Alstom since July 2001 and he was appointed chief executive officer of Alstom in January 2003, and then chairman and chief executive officer in March 2003, a position he held until January 2016 when he set up Patrick Kron - Conseils & Investissements.
China: Shanshui Cement has said that the Jinan properties of its Shandong Shanshui subsidiary have been illegally occupied by Mi Jingtian, the former deputy general manager of the company and his associates. When the representatives of Shanshui Cement attempted to repossess the unit they were held against their will for over two hours by a hostile crowd until local police helped them to escape. During the debacle some of the directors of Shanshui Cement were hurt. The assailants were also reported as having used pepper spray, smoke bombs and water cannons. Shanshui Cement has called upon the local authorities to investigate the occupation of the properties. Mi Jingtian along with Li Maohuan, Yu Yuchuan, Zhao Liping, Chen Zhongsheng and Liu Xianliang were all dismissed from Shandong Shanshui in early 2017.
Bahrain stops cement imports from Saudi Arabia 10 April 2017
Bahrain: Cement companies in Bahrain have stopped importing cement from Saudi Arabia following a change in export laws that has increased the price. United Cement Company chief executive Faisal Shehab said that the four cement companies in Bahrain used to import a total of 25,000t/week, according to the Gulf Daily News. In March 2017 the law changed in Saudi Arabia allowing producers to export cement. However, the law has specified that companies should repay government subsidies and this has increased the price of exports to Bahrain by nearly 50%. The imported cement represents about half of Bahrain requirements. Previously, Bahrain imported cement from Saudi Arabia under a special arrangement set up in 2009. Bahrain producers are now seeking alternative imports from the UAE.