Saudi Arabia: Northern Region Cement has appointed Sulaiman Salim Al Harbi as its chair. Faisal Hamad Al Sugair was also appointed as vice-chair and Saud Saad Al Arifi as managing director of the board of directors.

India: Hakkimuddin Ali, business head for Maharashtra at Dalmia Cement (Bharat), has been elected as vice chair of the Maharashtra branch of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The CII serves as the connecting link between the industry and the government of India.

Ali said that he will use his new position to increase business and industry opportunities in Nagpur, Aurangabad and other cities in Vidarbha, identify problems faced by the industry and suggest necessary remedies to the state government.

Australia: AdBri has appointed Dianne Mong as its acting chief financial officer (CFO). She succeeds Peter Barker in the post. Barker will continue to work with AdBri in an advisory role. Recruitment for a permanent CFO continues.

Mong has worked for the building materials company since early 2022 and has managed all areas of the group’s finance functions in this time. She holds over 20 years’ experience across the professional services, property and telecommunications sectors, with expertise in financial control, taxation and treasury. Prior to working for AdBri, Mong held senior finance positions with TPG Telecom, Australand Property Group (now Frasers Property Australia) and KPMG Australia.

France: Estelle Bletry has taken on the role of sales manager for Holcim’s waste management subsidiary Geocycle. Bletry held different positions in Lafarge France between 2007 and 2019. She worked as product development manager and business developer materials and solutions at waste management company Hesus from 2019 to March 2023. Bletry studied marketing at IUT Cergy-Pontoise in Paris.