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Egypt: Titan Egypt has appointed Amr Reda as its CEO. Reda has worked for Lafarge and related companies since 2008 starting as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Lafarge Pakistan Cement. He then became the Country CEO for Lafarge Pakistan in 2012 and the Country CEO for Lafarge Jordan in 2015. Prior to holding positions with Lafarge, Reda held senior finance positions for subsidiaries of Heineken and 3M in Egypt. He is a business graduate from the American University in Cairo and holds a master of business administration (MBA) from the same institution.

Colombia: Holcim Colombia has appointed Martín Costanian as its CEO. He succeeds Marco Maccarelli in the position, who has been appointed as the CEO for Holcim Switzerland, Italy, South Germany and Haut Rhin.

Costanian, a Uruguayan national, has worked for Holcim since 2019 when he joined the group as the Chief Financial Officer for Holcim México. He later joined the group’s Strategy and Growth Directorate in early 2024. Earlier in his career he held finance roles for Keurig Dr Pepper and 3M, and has held roles with Kraft Foods Group. Costanian is a science and business graduate from the Universidad Católica del Uruguay and holds a master of business administration (MBA) from the Carlson School of Management, part of University of Minnesota.

Ireland: Ecocem has appointed Ghizlane Ruf as its Chief of Staff. The role will see her work with the company’s senior executives to prioritise strategic business decisions and enhance team efficiency. She has been in post since the start of 2024.

Ruf previously worked for LafargeHolcim from 2016 to 2022 in a variety of customer service roles eventually becoming the Head of Customer Services for Cements and Aggregates and Standards France. She has also worked for Salesforce and Teksial.

South Africa: PPC has appointed Roann Heunis as its National Technical Manager. Prior to this he worked as a manager and a technical consultant for the building materials producer. Earlier in his career, Heunis was a Technical Sales Representative for Chryso Southern Africa. He holds a qualification in civil engineering from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology.

US: Command Alkon has appointed Ron Carlson as Senior Vice President, Industry Liaison. The role will involve enhancing customer engagement, providing strategic industry insights, and fostering long-term relationships with key accounts.

Carlson previously worked as the Executive Vice President of Operations at Superior Materials, a Votorantim Cimentos North America company based in Detroit, and Wingra Ready-Mix and Stone Company based in Madison, Wisconsin. Prior to this he spent a decade with Ozinga Ready-Mix in Chicago. Carlson currently sits on the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s Operations Environment and Safety Committee, and he has also served as an elected board member of the Wisconsin Ready Mixed Concrete Association.