Finland: Tana Oy has appointed Antti Mikkonen as its Vice President, R&D.
Mikkonen previously worked as the Head of Product at Gofore Oyj. Before that, he held roles at Ponsse Oyj from 2011 to 2023, including five years as Director of Control Systems. He is a graduate in computer software engineering from Kajaani University of Applied Sciences.
UK: Holcim UK has appointed Mohamed Ben Driss Alami as the managing director of its Cement Division.
Alami has worked for Holcim and associated companies for 16 years. He started working for Lafarge in France in 2009 as a Corporate Finance Manager before switching to logistics in the US in 2014. He subsequently became the Director of Integration, Strategy & Business Development for Holcim US Cement in 2015, the General Manager - Asphalt & Construction - Mid-Atlantic Region in the US for Aggregate Industries in 2017 and the Country Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Algeria in 2020. Prior to working for Holcim, he was an Adjunct Professor in Economics at the Sciences Po University in France. Alami holds multiple master’s degrees in applied mathematics and is a certified Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
India: Ambuja Cements has appointed Rohit Soni as its chief financial officer (CFO). He succeeds Rakesh Tiwary in the post.
Soni was previously working as the CFO at Adani New Industries since early 2024. Before this, he was the CFO at Adani Energy Solutions from mid-2021. He has also held positions with Vedanta Group, including Chief Procurement Officer and as CFO for various subsidiaries. Soni is a graduate in business and commerce from Annamalai University and has attended the Harvard Business School’s General Management Program.
US: Cemex US has appointed Will Price as Senior Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions.
Price previously held corporate development roles at Cornerstone Building Brands, and engineering and corporate development positions at Oceaneering International. He holds a degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas and a master of business administration qualification, focused on corporate finance, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
