India: JSW Cement has appointed Alok Niranjanlal Bagaria as Plant Head in Jaipur.

Bagaria previously worked for JSW Cement as Associate Vice President- Operations since 2019. Earlier he worked for Orient Cement from the mid-1990s to 2019. Starting in engineering roles he eventually became General Manager Operations in 2015. During this time he also worked for ABG Cement as Deputy General Manager from 2012 to 2015. He holds an undergraduate degree in engineering from Nagpur University and holds a master’s of business administration (MBA) qualification from the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India University, Sikkim.

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.

Singapore: Schaeffler has appointed Maximilian Fiedler as Regional Chief Executive Officer Asia/Pacific. He has also joined the company board representing his region.

Fiedler, aged 38 years, has been working as the Chief Financial Officer Region Asia/Pacific, since 2022. In mid-2025 he took the role as Regional CEO Asia/Pacific on a temporary basis in addition to his role as CFO Asia/Pacific. Fiedler has worked with Schaeffler since 2012 and has held roles that include Head of External Reporting for Schaeffler Group and Chief Financial Officer for Schaeffler Mexico. Prior to this, he was Treasury Manager for HeidelbergCement in Germany. He holds one master’s degree in international business from the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics and another in corporate science from the EDHEC Business School.

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.