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Cemex makes changes to management team
Written by Global Cement staff
27 May 2020
Mexico: Cemex has made changes to its management team with immediate effect.
Jose Antonio Gonzalez, the Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration, has been appointed as Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development.
Maher Al-Haffar, the Executive Vice President of Investor Relations, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, has been appointed Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration. The group added that Investor Relations will now be integrated to its Finance department.
Mauricio Doehner, the Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Enterprise Risk Management, has been appointed Executive Vice President of Corporate Communications, Public Affairs and Enterprise Risk Management.
Juan Romero, the Executive Vice President of Sustainability, Commercial and Operations Development, will oversee Digital Marketing, in addition to his current responsibilities.
Luis Hernandez, current Executive Vice President of Digital and Organizational Development, will oversee Cemex Ventures, in addition to his current responsibilities.
Juan Pablo San Agustin, the Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development, will leave Cemex. No date for his departure has been released.
Shinhachiro Emori proposed as new director for Taiheiyo Cement
Written by Global Cement staff
27 May 2020
Japan: Taiheiyo Cement has nominated Shinhachiro Emori as a new director. He is currently the president of Taiyo Vinyl Corporation, a subsidiary of Tosoh Group. The proposed appointment will be decided upon at Taiheiyo Cement’s shareholders meeting in late June 2020. At the same time the cement producer announced that Yuzo Arima is retiring as a director.
Doug Brown appointed as Scientific Advisor of Progressive Planet
Written by Global Cement staff
27 May 2020
Canada: Progressive Planet, a company developing pozzolan-based cementitious products, has appointed Doug Brown as a Scientific Advisor with immediate effect. Brown is a materials scientist who holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of Calgary. He has worked with the team that founded Carbon Engineering, a Canadian company that is developing industrial-scale technology to remove CO2 directly from the atmosphere. He has also worked in the private sector in the field of green building technologies and he is a board member of the Alberta Chapter of the Canadian Green Building Council.
David Mariner to step down as head of Boral North America
Written by Global Cement staff
20 May 2020
US: David Mariner plans to step down as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Boral North America at the end of May 2020. He then plans to leave Boral altogether at the end of June 2020 following a decade with the company. Darren Schulz, currently the president of Boral Roofing North America, will become the acting president and CEO until a successor is appointed. The final decision on a permanent head for Boral North America will be made by Boral’s new CEO and managing director. However, the board of Boral is also looking for a new CEO, following Mike Kane decision to retire earlier in 2020.
Lin Rong elected as chairman of Jiangxi Wannianqing Cement
Written by Global Cement staff
20 May 2020
China: The board of directors of Jiangxi Wannianqing Cement has elected Lin Rong as its chairman. The 48-year old economist has previously worked for Xingang Group as well as Xinyu Iron and Steel Group.