US: The American Cement Association (ACA) has elected Monica Manolas as the chair of its board of directors. Manolas is the Region President at Ash Grove East. She is the first woman in the ACA history to be elected to this position. David Loomes, president of the Cement Segment at Quikrete Cement, was appointed as vice chair.
Manolas previously worked as the president of Suwannee American Cement from 2018 to 2022. Before this, she held roles at Cemex eventually becoming Vice President Cement Sales. She began her career in the cement sector working for Rinker in the 1990s. Manolas holds a master’s degree in industrial and systems engineering and a master’s in business administration (MBA) from the University of Florida.