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New head of Development & Quality Assurance at w+p Zement
Written by Global Cement staff
07 February 2018
Austria: Christoph Stotter has been appointed as the head of Development & Quality Assurance at w+p Zement. He succeeds Walter Steinwender, who had been working at the Wietersdorf plant since 2008. Stotter studied at the Montanuniversität in Leoben and has since gained experience in process engineering, research and development and product management.
Jorge Alejandro Wagner appointed as director of Shree Digvijay Cement
Written by Global Cement staff
31 January 2018
India: Jorge Alejandro Wagner has been appointed as an additional director of Votorantim’s subsidiary Shree Digvijay Cement. Sven Erik Oppelstrupp Madsen has retired as a director following his departure from the role as chief executive officer (CEO) of one of Votorantim’s subsidiaries in Spain
Wagner holds a Master of Sciences in Management (MBA) from Pardue University Indiana in the US and a mechanical engineering degree from the Universidad Nacional de mar del Plata in Argentina. He started working for Votorantim Cimentos in 2002 in Brazil, later becoming the CEO for Spain in 2012. Prior to working for Votorantim he held roles with Esso Sapa, the Argentinean subsidiary of Exxon Mobil, and McKinsey & Company.
Virve Elisabeth Meesak resigns from FLSmidth
Written by Global Cement staff
31 January 2018
Denmark: Virve Elisabeth Meesak has resigned from FLSmidth as its Group Executive Vice President for Human Resources. She had been in post since 2013. She will leave the company by the end of January 2018.
Samson Materials appoints Dale Lockley as managing director
Written by Global Cement staff
24 January 2018
UK: Samson Materials has appointed Dale Lockley as its managing director. He joined the subsidiary of Aumund in 2016 as Senior Project Manager and later worked as Program Delivery Manager. Lockley is a trained mechanical engineer with over 20 years of experience working within and leading international multidisciplinary teams and developing materials handling technologies of worldwide operating companies, including more than seven years as managing director.
Rexa appoints Geoff Hynes as president
Written by Global Cement staff
24 January 2018
US: Rexa has appointed Geoff Hynes as its president and chief executive officer (CEO). He succeeds Sam Lalos. Hynes has worked for Rexa for his entire career in a variety of roles, including Factory Assembly, Direct and Regional Sales, Aftermarket Manager, International Sales Manager and Director of Sales.
Other appointments include Robert Sass’ promotion to Director of Customer Support. Michael Murphy has become the Director of Sales and Marketing and Nicholas Lalos has been appointed as a Marketing Manager.
Rexa manufactures actuators and drives for a variety of industries including the mining and power generation sectors.