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India: The board of directors of Wonder Cement, a part of the RK Group, has appointed Sailesh Mohta as President (Marketing). Mohta will report into JC Toshniwal, Managing Director, according to Asian News International. Mohta will oversee strategic business partnerships and develop tactical policies aimed at augmenting the national presence of the brand, identifying potential markets, implementing a conducive growth stratagem and generating a significant share of voice in the marketplace.

Since 2010, Mohta has served as the president of Binani Cement. He holds a bachelor's degree in commerce from the University Of Mumbai and a chartered accountancy degree from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is also a member of Multi Commodity Exchange of India and National Spot Exchange.

US: Summit Materials has appointed Noel R Ryan III as its new Vice President, Investor Relations. Ryan has more than 15 years’ experience in the investor relations and capital markets industries, most recently serving as Vice President and Head of Investor Relations & External Communications for Calumet Specialty Products Partners, a publicly traded producer of specialty hydrocarbon and fuels products.

Previously, Ryan served as head of the investor relations function at Delek US Holdings and as head of corporate communications at QEP Resources. Prior to these roles, he was Executive Director and Co-Head of the Financial Communications Practice Group at a nationally-ranked investor relations consultancy. Ryan began his career in US equities research at Banc of America Securities. He holds a Bachelors of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

Russia: Arpad Farkas has been appointed general director of Lipetskcement, part of the Eurocement Group. Farkas previously ran a cement plant for Lafarge.

US: Eagle Materials has appointed George Damiris to its board of directors. Damiris is the chief executive officer and president of HollyFrontier Corporation. He also serves as a director at HollyFrontier and Holly Logistics Services.

Ireland: Rebecca McDonald has resigned from the board of CRH with immediate effect. The non-executive director for the building materials producer cited family commitments as her reason for resigning.