South Africa: PPC CEO Matias Cardarelli has said that he will focus on improving South African operations and pursuing growth opportunities in Zimbabwe after his contract was extended until 31 March 2030. The company said that Cardarelli had helped ‘turn PPC around’ following his appointment in December 2023.

Specific avenues for growth identified by Cardarelli include the RK3 project in Western Cape, where the company is building a new ‘state-of-the-art’ integrated cement plant, and a ‘plant overhaul’ project with Sinoma in Zimbabwe.

PPC’s board said Cardarelli’s contract extension would secure his leadership through the completion of the Awaken the Giant turnaround strategy and align his tenure with the group’s strategic plan to 2030. “It has always been my intention to see the Awaken the Giant turnaround strategy through to completion,” said Cardarelli.

India: Burnpur Cement concluded its 40th Annual General Meeting on 22 September 2026, which ratified three re-appointments to the board following a management change initiated by UV Asset Reconstruction Company Limited.

Ram Narain was re-appointed as Non-Executive Director liable to retire by rotation, effective 22 September 2026. Rashmi Goyal was re-appointed as Independent Director for a five-year term effective from 9 October 2025. Pawan Pareek was redesignated as a Whole Time Director and CFO for a two-year period effective 18 May 2026.

Nepal: Hopes of a resumption of operations at the shuttered Udayapur Cement Industry plant have risen after the government began the process of appointing a new general manager for the state-owned company on 23 September 2026. Acting general manager Baidyanath Jha expressed confidence that the industry would regain its previous momentum once new leadership was in place.

UK: Breedon Group has appointed Catherine Gibson as Managing Director, Cement, Products and Surfacing Solutions with immediate effect.

Gibson previously worked for Travis Perkins, becoming Divisional Managing Director: Specialist Merchants in 2025. This followed Managing Director roles for subsidiaries Keyline Civils Specialist and CCF from 2020. Earlier jobs at Travis Perkins from 2015 to 2020 included Tool Hire Managing Director, Regional Managing Director and Operations Director, East. Prior to this she worked for Aggregates Industries US as General Manager - Aggregate Industries Concrete South. Gibson is a graduate from the University of Liverpool.