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Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Cement Company has appointed Mohammed Fouad appointed as its Business Excellence Director.

Fouad has worked for Riyadh Cement Company since 2021 as its Planning and Development Manager. Prior to this he worked a plant manager for Groupe SEB in Egypt and in technical management roles for Smart Systems for Factories Operation and Maintenance in Jordan. Cement sector roles in his career include working as a ‘Production and Operation Expert’ for LafargeHolcim from 2008 to 2016 and a Production Engineer for Cimpor from 2004 to 2008 in Egypt. He is a graduate in chemical engineering from Alexandria University and holds a master’s in business administration from the Paris ESLSCA Business School.

Türkiye: Aşkale Çimento has appointed Furkan Sağlam as its Marketing and Sales Chief. He has worked at the company since 2000 in sales and marketing roles. Prior to this he worked for Gözen Holding. He holds business administration degrees from Giresun University in Türkiye and Uniwersytet WSB Merito Gdańsk in Poland.

Germany: Robecco has announced with sadness the death of its founder and managing director Robert Becker, following a short, serious illness. The company said that Becker’s legacy will continue to influence it. It said that it will be happy to answer any questions or concerns of customers or partners.

Robecco said “Robert Becker was not only an outstanding entrepreneur, but also an extraordinary person who shaped our company with his commitment, his vision and his tireless efforts. His legacy will live on in our hearts and in the DNA of our company.” It added “Despite the heavy loss, we assure you that business will continue as usual in all areas of the company. We are determined to honour the legacy of Robert Becker and to continue his legacy.”

US: Aumund Group has appointed Wes Allen appointed as Vice President Operations and Scott Martin as Head of the Global Conversion Team.

Allen has worked for Aumund since 2007 first as Director of After Sales and Service, North & Central America, then Information Technology Operations Manager and then Vice President Sales and Marketing. Prior to his experience with Aumund, Allen worked for environmental services company WM.

Martin previously worked in technical retrofit roles at Aumund since starting at the company in 2019. Prior to this he worked for KettenWulf as a Technical Account Manager and Project Engineer from 2016. Martin is a graduate in mechanical engineering from Kennesaw State University.