Cement industry news from Global Cement

HeidelbergCement Ukraine appoints Thiede as Board Chairperson

Ukraine: Dnipropetrovsk-based HeidelbergCement Ukraine has appointed Silvio Thiede as the Board Chairperson, effective from 11 January 2016.

Luis Ali named new Group Finance Manager of Trinidad Cement Limited

Caribbean: Caribbean Cement's parent company Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) has appointed Luis Ali has as Group Finance Manager, effective from 4 January 2016.

Kakatiya Cement's Chairman and Managing Director passes away

India: Kakatiya Cement Sugar & Industries' Chairman and Managing Director, Shri. P Venkateswarlu, passed away on 11 January 2016.

UltraTech Cement appoints K K Maheshwari as Managing Director

India: UltraTech Cement has appointed K K Maheshwari as Managing Director and Additional Director for a period of four years with effect from 1 April 2016. Maheshwari is a chartered accountant with over 38 years of experience.

The post was previously held by O P Puranmalka, who will cease to be the company's Managing Director on 31 March 2016, but will continue as a Non-executive Director from 1 April 2016.