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US: Texas Industries (TXI) has announced that its board of directors has named Tom Ransdell as its chairman of the board effective from 18 June 2013. Ransdell has been an independent director of TXI since 2005 and has many years of experience in the construction materials industry. Ransdell now fills the position of chairman created by the untimely death of Bob Rogers on 11 June 2013.

Rogers was the son of the founder of TXI, Ralph Rogers, and was CEO of the company from 1970 until 2004 when he retired. From 2004 until 11 June 2013 he served as chairman of the board of TXI.

TXI is the largest producer of cement in Texas and a major cement producer in California. TXI is also a major supplier of construction aggregate, ready-mix concrete and concrete products.

Europe: Peter Hoddinott has been elected as President of CEMBUREAU for a two-year term at the Association's General Assembly, which was held in Vienna, Austria on 11 June 2013. He has completed his mandate as Vice-President over the past year. He takes over from Ignacio Madridejos. In addition, Daniel Gauthier, a member of the HeidelbergCement managing board, has been elected as Vice-President of CEMBUREAU, also for a two-year term.

Peter Hoddinott has been Executive Vice-President for Energy and Strategic Sourcing at Lafarge since 2012, responsible for worldwide energy strategy and sourcing of Lafarge's externally-sourced inputs. Previously, he held operational roles in Western Europe Cement, Latin America and South East Asia for Lafarge.

On his election as President of CEMBUREAU, Hoddinott stated, "Being elected to serve the cement industry of Europe is a privilege and honour. I am keenly looking forward to working with the whole sector to build on the foundations laid by Ignacio Madridejos over the past two years. Specifically, this involves actions to reinforce and strengthen the sector in the face of its current challenges."

"I take this opportunity of thanking Ignacio Madridejos for his commitment to the Association over the last two years" said Koen Coppenholle, CEMBUREAU Chief Executive. "I also wish to thank the Association of the Austrian Cement Industry, VÖZ, for organising this latest CEMBUREAU General Assembly. As highlighted by the European Cement Research Academy (ECRA), there are several innovation initiatives in the pipeline, and I look forward to progress in this field over the next decade."

Nigeria: The Northern Cement Company of Nigeria has appointed of Alhaji Ibrahim Aminu as executive director (finance). He replaces Finn Arnoldsen. Alhaji Garba Muhammad Sarkin Kudu has been appointed as a non-executive representing Sokoto State Government on the board, replacing Alhaji Sani Garba Shuni. The appointments take immediate effect.

Alhaji Ibrahim Aminu, a chartered accountant aged 45, holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Ahmadu Bello University. He started his working career in 1991 with the Federal Civil Service Commission, Lagos and subsequently worked for the Nigeria Universal Bank, the Nigerian Security Printing & Minting Co, Nigerian Telecommunications Ltd and BUA Flour Mills, before joining the Cement Company of Northern Nigeria as financial director in 2010.

Alhaji Garba Muhammad Sarkin Kudu, aged 53, holds a Bachelor of Art Degree in History from Usman Dan Fodio University. He has held various roles with the Sokoto state government becoming the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism prior to his appointment with the Cement Company of Northern Nigeria.

Pakistan: Power Cement, formerly Al Abbas Cement Industries, has released the names of its directors for the period to 2016. Kashif Habib, Samad Habib, Muhammad Ejaz, Nasim Beg, Syed Salman Rasheed, M Yousuf Adil and Muhammad Yahya Khan are all set to be elected unopposed at the company's extraordinary general meeting to be held on 4 June 2013 in Karachi.

Pakistan: Lucky Cement has announced that its chief executive Muhammad Ali Tabba has been appointed as a member of the cement producer's Human Resource and Remuneration Committee. The committee now includes the following members of the board: Rahila Aleem, Jawed Yunus Tabba, Zulekha Razzak Tabba and Muhammad Ali Tabba.