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Vulcan Materials announces senior leadership appointments
Written by Global Cement staff
18 December 2013
US: Vulcan Materials has announced a series of leadership changes effective from 1 January 2014.
Tom Hill, previously Senior Vice President of the company's South Region, has been promoted to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Vulcan Materials. John McPherson, previously Senior Vice President of Vulcan's East Region, has been promoted to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Danny Shepherd, previously Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Vulcan Materials, has been promoted to the position of Vice Chairman of the company. Dan Sansone, previously Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has been named as Executive Vice President of Strategy. He plans to retire from the Vulcan Materials at the end of 2014.
"These are key steps in our succession planning process, which is an important and ongoing focus of our Board of Directors," said Don James, Vulcan's Chairman. "We are blessed with great talent and experience at Vulcan and these appointments position us well for future growth opportunities that will further enhance shareholder value. Tom, John, Danny and Dan have played immensely important roles for Vulcan and will continue to do so in their new positions. We are excited about our future and about their roles in helping shape it."
Savannah Cement appoints Ronald Ndegwa as first CEO
Written by Global Cement staff
09 December 2013
Kenya: Savannah Cement has appointed Ronald Ndegwa as its first Chief Executive Officer on 9 December 2013. The company was commissioned in July 2012 as Kenya's sixth cement manufacturer and has been operating without a substantive CEO since that time.
Savannah Cement board chairman, Benson Ndeta, disclosed that Ndegwa, who previously served as the director of supply chain at Tata Chemicals Magadi (Magadi Soda), has joined the firm with a clear brief to spearhead the business development agenda. Savannah Cement currently operates a state of the art, eco-friendly cement grinding plant with a capacity of 1.5Mt/yr.
"By retaining Ndegwa, a seasoned manufacturing and business management professional, Savannah Cement is making a bold statement that we intend to play a very key role in Kenya's, and indeed East Africa's, development agenda," said Ndeta.
Bernard Terver is appointed as additional director of ACC and Ambuja Cements
Written by Global Cement staff
05 December 2013
India: Holcim Group, which is under the process of restructuring its holdings in India, has appointed Bernard Terver as additional director on the board of ACC and Ambuja Cements with effect from 4 December 2013.
Terver graduated from Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, in 1976 and has worked in the cement industry for more than 35 years. He has been in the service of Holcim since 1994, holding senior positions including that of CEO of Holcim Colombia and Holcim US.
The board also re-appointed Kuldip Kaura as the CEO and MD for one year with effect from 1 January 2014.
UltraTech appoints Arun Adhikari as an Additional Director
Written by Global Cement staff
04 December 2013
India: UltraTech Cement has appointed Arun Adhikari as an Additional Independent Director on the Board with effect from 3 December 2013.
Gangotri Cement appoints Rajendra K Shah as Independent Director
Written by Global Cement staff
27 November 2013
India: Gangotri Cement has appointed Rajendra K Shah as an additional Independent Director with effect from 25 November 2013. Shah has also been appointed as a member of the Audit Committee and Shareholders' Grievances Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company. Gangotri Cement said that Ravi Kamra had resigned as a Director due to personal and professional commitments.