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George Agriogiannis appointed chief of Holcim Australia and New Zealand
Written by Global Cement staff
06 February 2019
Australia/New Zealand: George Agriogiannis has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) at Holcim Australia and New Zealand. He succeeds Mark Campbell, according to the Australian newspaper. Agriogiannis was previously the executive general manager of concrete and aggregates at Adelaide Brighton. His departure coincides with new CEO Nick Miller officially taking up the post. Agriogiannis starts the new job with the LafargeHolcim subsidiary on 11 March 2019.
Olusegun Olusanya resigns from board of Dangote Cement
Written by Global Cement staff
06 February 2019
Nigeria: Olusegun Olusanya has resigned from the board of Dangote Cement. He was appointed as an independent non-executive director in late 2010. Prior to this, Olusanya held a number of management positions at banks, including Savannah Bank Nigeria, Afribank Nigeria, Union Bank and the National Bank of Nigeria. He is an accountant who holds a BSc in Accounting from the London School of Economics and an MSc in Economics & Finance.
Former RHI boss Franz Struzl dies
Written by Global Cement staff
06 February 2019
Austria: Franz Struzl, the former chief executive officer (CEO) of RHI, has died at the age of 76 years. He was the CEO of the refractory producer from 2011 to 2016.
Struzl studied at the Vienna University of Economics and Business in 1965. After more than 40 years at Alpine Steel Group (later Voestalpine), he became the chairman of Voestalpine in 2001. He held this position until 2004 and soon afterwards became CEO of Voestalpine, Brazil (Villares Metals), remaining there until 2010. In 2011, he joined RHI as CEO. Struzl also participated in the first negotiations regarding the merger of RHI and Magnesita. He retired in 2016 due to illness.
José Antonio Cabrera appointed president of Cemex Dominicana
Written by Global Cement staff
30 January 2019
Dominican Republic: Cemex has appointed José Antonio Cabrera as the president of Cemex Dominicana. He succeeds Alejandro Ramírez, who has been named president of Cemex Colombia, according to the El Nuevo Dia newspaper. The business has operations in the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico.
Cabrera previously served as Vice President of Strategic Planning at Cemex Egypt, as well as Vice President of Strategic Planning for Cemex's Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region. He first joined Cemex in 2000 and has held positions including Commercial and Operations Director of Cemex Spain and Project Manager of Strategic Planning for Cemex Spain and the Mediterranean region.
Qassim Cement appoints new chairman
Written by Global Cement staff
30 January 2019
Saudi Arabia: Qassim Cement has appointed Tarek bin Mutlaq Al Mutlaq as the chairman of the board of directors. It has also formed new executive and remuneration committees.