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.

Belgium: Carmeuse Group’s lime plant engineering subsidiary TECforLime has appointed Gaetan Ly to the role of head of digital development. Ly previously served as group process engineer since 2014. He has also worked for geotechnical engineering company G-tec. Ly holds a master’s degree in engineering and geotechnical engineering from the University of Liège.

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.

Spain: Holcim Spain has appointed Lucas García and Raúl Lannegrand respectively as the managers of the Sagunto and Carboneras cement plants. García succeeds José Luis Coleto, who is moving to a human resources position.

García has worked for Holcim Spain for over 25 years. He has been the manager of the Jerez de la Frontera plant since 2014. Prior to this he held maintenance and production roles. He holds electrical engineering qualifications from the Technical University of Cartagena and the Polytechnic University of Cartagena,

Lannegrand was previously operations manager of Geocycle, Holcim's industrial waste management subsidiary. He has a degree in chemistry from the Autonomous University of Madrid and a Master's degree in Research in Inorganic Chemistry, Lannegrand has knowledge in the field of construction materials research from three years spent at the Institute of Construction Sciences Eduardo Torroja (CSIC).