Europe/Singapore: ZAG International has appointed Daniel Ulestig as Managing Director, Head of Global Shipping and European Business operation. He will have responsibility for all of ZAG’s shipping activities around the world as well as leading the company’s business interests in Europe.

Ulestig started his career as a trainee at Holcim Trading in Madrid, Spain in 1998. In 2003, he joined Belden Shipping as a market analysts and moved to Singapore in early 2004 later becoming its Commercial Director. Belden Shipping was subsequently acquired by Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Skipsrederi of Bergen, Norway in late 2006. In 2008, Ulestig was named Assistant Vice President of KGJC Cement (Singapore), with responsibility for all chartering activities east of the Suez. In 2010, he assumed oversight of the Singapore office and was named to the entity’s board of directors in 2011. In 2014, Ulestig was made Vice President of KGJ Cement in Singapore. He moved back to Sweden in late 2017 where he continued to serve as KGJ Cement’s Vice President Chartering.

Saudi Arabia: Mohammed Al-Subaie has been appointed as the chairman of Eastern Province Cement. He succeeds Abdulmohsen Al-Ruwaished, who has resigned. Ibrahim Al Ruwais has also been appointed as the company’s vice-chairman.

Bangladesh: Alamgir Kabir has been appointed as the president of the Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association (BCMA). His term covers the 2019 – 2020 and the 2020 – 2021 period, according to the Financial Express newspaper. Md Shahidullah, managing director of Metrocem Cement and chairman of Metrocem Group, and Zahir Uddin Ahmed, managing director of Confidence Cement, were elected the first and second vice-presidents of the BCMA respectively.

UK: Austria’s Untha has appointed Gary Moore as its Director of Global Business Development. Moore is currently the Sales Director of Untha UK, a position he will retain. His new global position will see him focus on improving the growth of Untha America.