Egypt: Lafarge Egypt has appointed Khaled El Dokani as its CEO.
El Dokani has worked for Holcim group since 2004. He started his career with the building materials manufacturer as the chief financial officer of Lafarge Algeria. He became the Country Manager for Qatar in 2016. This was followed by Country CEO roles in Iraq, Nigeria and the GCC (UAE, Qatar & Oman). He holds a bachelor's degree in commerce and accounting from Alexandria University.
UK: Material Evolution has appointed Nigel Shewring as its Director of Research and Development (R&D).
Shewring holds over 25 years of R&D experience in a global industrial coatings environment. He worked for AkzoNobel Powder Coatings from 2006 and then became the Group Director for R&D at Hempel in 2019. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Durham and a PhD in material science from Sheffield Hallam University in the UK.
Material Evolution produces an 'ultra-low carbon' cement product called MevoCem. It commissioned its Mevo A1 Production Facility in Wrexham in 2024.
UAE: Lafarge UAE has appointed Ali Saad as its CEO.
Saad previously worked as the General Manager - UAE from 2023. He started his career working for Lafarge Canada. Financial management roles followed with Unisource Canada and Cemena in Bahrain before he joined Holcim group in 2010. He worked as the chief financial officer in Iraq and then held general management positions in Iraq, Jordan and the UAE. Saad is a graduate in finance and strategic management from McGill University in Canada. He also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada.
Canada: St Marys Cement has appointed Ali Firat as the Director, Operations at its Bowmanville cement plant in Ontario.
Firat previously worked as the Plant Manager at Traçim Çiment’s at Vize, Kirklareli in Türkiye. Before this he was a Production Manager for OYAK Cement. Earlier in his career he spent about 15 years working for Traçim Çiment and Ladik Cement in a variety of production roles. He is a graduate of the Middle East Technical University in Ankara and holds a master of business administration (MBA) from Bahcesehir University in Istanbul.
