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Spain: Titan Group has appointed Juan Moreno as Investment and Business Development Manager. Moreno previously worked as a Venture Architect for Cemex Ventures from 2017 to 2025. Before this he was a consultant as the Boston Consulting Group. He holds a master’s degree in civil engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and a master’s of business administration qualification from INSEAD.

Spain: Oficemen has elected Ricardo de Pablos as its president. He succeeds Alan Svaiter, the CEO Spain of Votorantim Cimentos, who has been in post since mid-2023.

De Pablos is the CEO of Holcim España. He started his career working as a consultant for PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He then joined Holcim España in 2005 holding roles in both the commercial and management side of the business. He became the company’s Commercial Director in 2022 and its CEO in 2024. De Pablos holds a master’s degree in industrial engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and an executive masters of business administration from the IE Business School.

Saudi Arabia: Al Jouf Cement has appointed Samir Mohammed Al- Rehaili as its CEO. He succeeds Mansour bin Ibrahim Al-Habda, who was appointed as Acting CEO in July 2025.

Al-Ruhaili holds over 20 years of professional experience in operational management, business development and corporate management. Notable roles he has held include Operations Manager of the Moulding Unit at Al-Wataniya Industries, General Manager of Canal Investment Company, General Manager of Al-Tawfiq Plastics Industries and CEO of Al-Tawfiq Group in both Saudi Arabia and Egypt. He has also worked as business consultant at Al-Zamil Investment Group and CEO of Recycling World Company, a subsidiary of Al-Zamil Group. Al-Ruhaili holds an undergraduate degree in industrial and systems engineering from King Saud University.

India: Kanodia Cement has appointed Anurag Srivastava as its CEO, according to the Economic Times newspaper.

Srivastava started his career in telecoms before joining Jaiprakash Associates in 2010. He later became the Business Unit Head - Sales & Marketing for Heidelberg Materials in central India in 2015 before joining Wonder Cement in 2017. He became the Executive Vice President (S&M) at Wonder Cement in 2022. Srivastava holds a PhD in Business, Management, Marketing and Related Drivers from the Faculty of Management Studies and a master’s of business administration from the Indian Institute of Management.

Türkiye: Fatih Yücelik, the chair of the Turkish Cement Manufacturers' Association (Türkçimento) and the CEO of Aşkale Çimento, has died at the age of 46. He was reportedly involved in a road traffic accident, according to the Hürriyet newspaper.

Yücelik worked as a senior executive in the construction sector. He was also the vice chair of the board of directors and chair of the executive board of Erçimsan Holding. He held a number of positions with non-governmental organisations, including that of Eastern Anatolian Honorary Consul to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, deputy chairman of the board of directors of Cement Industry Employers' Union (ÇEİS) and as a board member of Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK).