Germany: KHD Humboldt Wedag has appointed Martin Strouhal as its Chief Sales Officer from effect from 1 January 2026.

Strouhal previously worked as the Vice President - Head of Construction & Operation - Region APAC for wind turbine manufacturer Vestas. Before this, he worked for FLSmidth from the mid-1990s to 2022. He started as a Site and Installation Service Manager before moving into sales. Notable positions during this time included Sales Director - Cement Project Division EMEA & APAC from 2011 to 2016 and Senior Vice President - Global Projects and Asset Management from 2018 to 2022. Strouhal is a graduate in machinery and production engineering from the DTU - Technical University of Denmark and holds a number of post-graduate business qualifications.

Oman: Raysut Cement has appointed Rashid Ali as its Acting CEO. He started his tenure at the start of October 2025. The position will last for three months.

Ali was working as Group Chief Financial Officer and has taken on the role of Acting CEO in addition to this. He holds over 30 years of experience in automative, facilities management, real estate and retail sectors. Notably he worked for DAMAC, Jumeriah International and Renaissance. Ali is a registered chartered accountant.

Saudi Arabia: Southern Province Cement has appointed Abdulsalam Al-Duraibi as its CEO. He will start his tenure on 1 December 2025.

Al-Duraibi holds experience in the financial and industrial sectors, having held several leadership and executive positions, most recently as the CEO of Najran Cement. He has also worked on the board of directors and specialised committees of several companies. Al-Duraibi holds a master's degree in Business Administration from Seattle University in the US, a bachelor's degree in Information Systems Management from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, and is a chartered financial analyst.

Greece: Titan Group has hired Carlos Piles Puig as Head of Commercial Growth Europe & Group Head of Innovation.

Piles Puig previously worked for Bekaert in Belgium as its Vice President Building Segment & Operations and its Interim CEO. Prior to this he held roles at LafargeHolcim from 2017 to 2021 as the Head of Europe Ductal and then the Head of EMEA & Asia Ductal. Earlier in his career Piles Puig worked as an architect for companies including NBBJ Design, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Zaha Hadid Architects. He is an architecture graduate of the Universitat Politècnica de València in Spain and holds a master’s of business administration (MBA) from the International Institute for Management Development.