India: UltraTech Cement has appointed Jayant Dua as its managing director. He will start the role in April 2026. He succeeds KC Jhanwar in the role.

Dua joined the cement business of Aditya Birla Group in 1996 and has held a variety of management positions. He was the Joint Executive President of the cement division of Grasim India from 1996 to 2005. He later became the Group Executive President of UltraTech Cement in 2014 and 2015. He also held CEO positions for group companies, including Aditya Birla Insulators, Century Textiles and Chlor Alkali amongst others. He became the business head for the group’s renewables and textiles divisions in 2023.

Dua holds an engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, a master’s of business administration qualification (MBA) from the International Management Institute and has completed the Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School.

Switzerland: Holcim has announced several changes to its Executive Committee.

Simon Kronenberg, currently Region Head Central and East Europe, has been appointed as Region Head of Latin America. Kronenberg joined Holcim in 2007. He previously worked as CEO of Switzerland, Italy, South Germany and Haut-Rhin. He succeeds Oliver Osswald in the post, who is leaving the company.
Xavier Guesnu, currently Country CEO France, has been appointed as Region Head Central and East Europe. He joined Holcim in 2010 and, previously worked as CEO of Holcim in Poland.

Dragan Maksimovic, currently Region Head West Europe, has been appointed as Group Head of Building Systems. Maksimovic joined Holcim in 2021 as CEO of Holcim UK.
Grant Earnshaw, currently Area Manager Middle East and Africa, has been appointed as Region Head West Europe. He joined Holcim in 1999. Earnshaw has held General Management and CEO roles in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Türkiye: Öner Akgerman the former chair of Çimentaş has died. He also held the position of the chair of Türkçimento in the 1980s.

Akgerman started working for Çimentaş in 1968 and later became the company’s general manager in 1976. In 1984 he became its deputy chair. During his time at Çimentaş he set up ready-mixed concrete, construction, insurance and tourism subsidiaries. Following the acquisition of Çimentaş by Italy-based Cementir in 2001, he founded AKG Group and created divisions specialising in autoclaved aerated concrete and insulation.

China: China Resources Cement has appointed Yang Min as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). She succeeds Huang Hu in the role.

Yang Min previously worked as an executive director and the CFO of China Resources Medical and the CFO of China Resources Healthcare Group. Earlier in her career she held various finance jobs at China Resources Gas Group from 2009 to 2023. She also worked for Ernst & Young Huaming in the 2000s. Yang Min holds an undergraduate degree in management, majoring in accounting, and is a Certified Public Accountant of China.