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Pakistan: Dewan Cement has appointed Ishtiaq Ahmed as its chief executive officer (CEO). He succeeds Malik Bilal Omar in the position. Ishtiaq Ahmed was previously appointed as the company’s chair in 2018. Waseem-ul-Haque Ansari has also been appointed as a director in place of the departing CEO.

Saudi Arabia: Mohammed Saeed Attia has resigned as the chair of Al Jouf Cement. He will continue working for the company as a part-time consultant until mid-2023. Mohammed Saeed Attia was originally appointed as the chair of the cement producer in 2020.

China: Italy-based Bedeschi has appointed Michele Gatto as the managing director of its new Hong Kong-based subsidiary Bedeschi Far East. The company is intended to assist local customers and to support the Far East market both commercially and technically.

Gatto was previously the Sales Director East Asia and Asia Pacific for Aumund from 2019 to 2022. Prior to this he worked for Bedeschi in area manager and sales roles with a focus on Asia. He has also worked for Danieli, Brevnini Power Transmission and Carraro.

Philippines: Cemex Holdings Philippines has appointed Luis Guillermo Franco Carrillo as its president and chief executive with effect from 1 June 2022. He has succeeded Ignacio Mijares, who will now lead Corporate Strategic Planning at the Cemex central office.

Franco Carrillo previously worked as the Builders Segment Vice President for Cemex Mexico. He holds over 23 years of experience with Cemex, since joining the company in 1999. Prior to his assignment to the Philippines, Luis worked in senior positions in the UK, Hungary and Mexico. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) and a master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Nigeria: Guillaume Moyen has resigned as the chief financial officer (CFO) of Dangote Cement. He cited personal reasons for his departure from the post. Moyen will be succeeded by Gbenga Fapohunda as the acting CFO.

Fapohunda holds over 20 years of experience in corporate finance. He joined Dangote Cement as the Regional CFO in Nigeria in early 2021. Prior to this he held regional CFO roles for Japan Tobacco International and British American Tobacco. Earlier in his career, he was a manager within the financial advisory team at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and also worked as a consultant at KPMG Professional Services.

He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from the London Business School and a Doctor of Philosophy (Marketing) from Delta State University in the US. Gbenga holds membership of a number of professional accountancy and finance bodies in Nigeria.