Nigeria: Lafarge Africa has appointed Chinedu Richard as its acting Chief Financial Officer.

Richard has worked for Lafarge Africa for over 10 years in a variety of financial roles. Most recently he held the position of Head of Finance Planning & Analysis. Prior to working for Lafarge Africa he was a Financial Analyst for Dangote Cement. He has also worked for Oando.

Richard is a graduate of pharmacy from the University of Lagos and holds a masters degree in business administration (MBA) from Lagos Business School. He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).

Belgium: Cembureau, the European Cement Association, has elected Ken McKnight as its president and Jon Morrish as vice-president. McKnight, a member of the CRH executive committee, succeeds Isidoro Miranda in the role. Morrish is the chief executive officer for Western & Southern Europe of Heidelberg Materials.

UK: Aggregates Industries has appointed Pete Hollingworth as the managing director of its Concrete Products business. He has spent over 25 years working in the construction industry to date, holding various commercial and managerial positions across the flat roofing, structural waterproofing and flooring industries. Most recently, he was the head of business support in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa region for Sika.

Germany: Schenck Process has appointed Jörg Ulrich as the chief executive officer (CEO) of its Schenck Process EMEA and Asia subsidiary. He succeeds Christoph Haar, who is leaving the company. Ulrich previously held the position of CEO at Linde Hydraulics for more than 10 years. He has also worked in the private equity sector most recently as the Chief Transformation Officer at TK Elevator.

The company’s EMEA and Asia division employs more than 1100 people on four continents and focuses on chemical and high-performance materials as well as infrastructure and energy market segments.