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Saudi Arabia: Yanbu Cement has appointed Fahd bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi as its chair following an ordinary general assembly. Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Khereiji has also appointed as vice chair and Nabil bin Mohammed Baghdadi as secretary to the board of directors. The term of each position will last for three years, to late June 2026.

Australia: Adbri has appointed Jared Gashel as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He succeeds Dianne Mong, who has held the position of Acting CFO since March 2023. Mong will resume her role as the company’s General Manager Finance.

Gashel holds over 20 years of financial experience in multiple industries. Prior to joining Adbri, he was Acting CFO at Boral from 2022 to March 2023. His previous post at Boral was as Executive General Manager Group Finance and Property. Before joining Boral, he held multiple senior finance executive roles in Australia and Switzerland, and spent more than a decade working for KPMG, where he specialised in advisory and capital markets.

Nigeria: Lafarge Africa has appointed Chinedu Richard as its acting Chief Financial Officer.

Richard has worked for Lafarge Africa for over 10 years in a variety of financial roles. Most recently he held the position of Head of Finance Planning & Analysis. Prior to working for Lafarge Africa he was a Financial Analyst for Dangote Cement. He has also worked for Oando.

Richard is a graduate of pharmacy from the University of Lagos and holds a masters degree in business administration (MBA) from Lagos Business School. He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).

UK: Aggregates Industries has appointed Pete Hollingworth as the managing director of its Concrete Products business. He has spent over 25 years working in the construction industry to date, holding various commercial and managerial positions across the flat roofing, structural waterproofing and flooring industries. Most recently, he was the head of business support in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa region for Sika.

Belgium: Cembureau, the European Cement Association, has elected Ken McKnight as its president and Jon Morrish as vice-president. McKnight, a member of the CRH executive committee, succeeds Isidoro Miranda in the role. Morrish is the chief executive officer for Western & Southern Europe of Heidelberg Materials.