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UK: Michel Andre has been appointed as the Country President for Cemex UK. He joins the UK subsidiary of the Mexican-based building materials producer after spending seven years as the Country President for Cemex France. Andre has worked for Cemex’s French business for 12 years with roles in strategic planning and its readymix business. Previous to this he worked for Lafarge in the US and France and was employed by Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

He has also served as a board member and then president of the Unicem Association France, the National Union of Quarrying and Building Materials Industries. His three-year term finished in June 2017.

Andre succeeds Jesús Gonzalez in the UK post. Gonzalez has been promoted to the executive team in Monterrey, Mexico as Executive Vice President Sustainability and Operations Development. His role covers health and safety, operations and technology, energy, sourcing, research and development and sustainability.

China: Qi Shengli has resigned as a supervisor and the chairman of the supervisory committee from Anhui Conch Cement. His resignation will take effect upon the appointment of a successor. The recruitment process is continuing at present.

Yang Kaifa has resigned as a company secretary. Chiu Pak Yue Leo remains a company secretary. Zhou Bo, an executive director and chief accountant, will aid him. A new company sectary to replace Yang is being recruited.

Pakistan: Lucky Cement has appointed Muhammad Irfan Husain Chawala as its Chief Finance Officer and director of finance. He succeeds Muhammad Faisal. Previously Chawala was the company secretary of the cement producer. Faisal Mahmood will succeed him in this role.

India: Prism Cement has appointed Raveedra Chittoor as an additional director to its board. Chittoor holds a post graduation qualification from the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad and is a Fellow of Management from the Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta. He has 12 years of industry experience in corporate finance and investment management. Chittoor is currently an associate professor at the Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria in Canada. Prior to this he taught at the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad and the Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta.

UK: Aggregate Industries has appointed Pablo Libreros as its Growth and Innovation Director. He will be responsible for developing, recommending and delivering growth and innovation opportunities for the business. This will include facilitating greater cross promotion of products both in the UK business and in the wider group.

Libreros joins the UK subsidiary of LafargeHolcim after working for the parent company in Latin America since 2011. Most recently he was the chief executive officer (CEO) for Holcim Costa Rica. Prior to this he held various senior roles, including Logistics Director and Supply Chain Director within the business’ Brazil division. He has also worked in a number of ecological public sector positions in Paris, most notably as an advisor to the Minister for sustainable development in France.