Nigeria: Lafarge Africa has appointed Ke Zhigang as its Chief Financial Officer. He succeeds Puneet Sharma in the post.
Ke Zhigang holds over 20 years’ experience in the cement sector. He started working for Huaxin Cement in 2003 and later became its Overseas Regional Finance Director in 2018. Ke Zhigang holds a master of business administration (MBA) qualification from Huazhong University of Science and Technology and an undergraduate degree in accounting from Huazhong Agricultural University.
China-based Huaxin Cement acquired a majority-share from Holcim in August 2025.