Austria: RHI Magnesita has appointed Peter Steinkellner as Head of Technical Marketing Cement & Lime for Europe, CIS & Türkiye. He has held a number of marketing roles for the refractory producer since 2015. Prior to this he worked Lafarge for seven years as a quality engineer.

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.

Kenya: Bamburi Cement has appointed Mohit Kapoor as its Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), with effect from 1 April 2023. He succeeds Seddiq Hassani, who has held the position since 2018.

Kapoor is an electrical engineer who has also worked in marketing and supply chain management. He previously held the post of the CEO of Holcim Qatar. Prior to this he worked as the Head of Growth and Innovation at Holcim India, the Managing Director of Readymix Projects, the Vice President of Logistics and Supply Chain at Lafarge India and the Senior Project Manager for Lafarge Group Audit.

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.