Ivory Coast: Cimpor has appointed Yasin Tekinarslan as the CEO at Cimpor Africa.

Tekinarslan previously worked as the Country Director for Cimpor in the Ivory Coast. Prior to this he was the Factory Director for the company in Abidjan. Earlier in his career he held roles with OYAK Çimento including, one managing concrete plants in Türkiye. He has also worked for Votorantim Cimentos, likewise in Türkiye. Tekinarslan holds an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Erciyes University

Canada: Carbon Cure has appointed Yuliya Kravtsov as its CEO. Kristal Kaye, CarbonCure’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) who has been working as interim CEO since June 2025, will move to the position of President and CFO.

Kravtsov has worked in the building materials sector for 15 years, starting with strategy and business development roles for LafargeHolcim in the US. She later became the head of Geocycle in the US and Canada from 2015 to 2019. She then became Head of Mid-America Region in 2020 and 2021. In 2022 she became the President - Sapphire Americas, the waste management division for Ash Grove Cement. She has also worked as a Strategic Board Advisor for Fortera since 2021. Earlier in her career she held roles with Boston Consulting Group and Discover Financial.

She is a graduate in Accounting and Finance of Walsh College and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) qualification from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

Pakistan: Attock Cement has appointed Omer Ashraf as its CEO. He will succeed Babar Bashir Mawaz in the post from 2 May 2026. The move follows the acquisition of Attock Cement by Fauji Cement Company and Kot Addu Power. The company has appointed Anwar Ali Hyder as its Chair in place of Shuaib Anwar Malik with immediate effect. Finally, a number of directors have also changed.

UK: The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has appointed Diana Casey as Cement and ESG Director. Stephanie Mackrell has also been appointed as Head of Communications. Both roles will be based in the London office and are effective immediately.

Casey previously worked at the Mineral Products Association (MPA) becoming Executive Director, energy and climate change, cement and lime in 2023. She joined the association in 2010 as Technical Advisor Energy and Climate Change. Prior to this she held a position at the UK Environment Agency. She holds a Ph.D in Sustainable Lime Mortars from the University of Bristol.

Mackrel holds over 20 years of experience from the financial and sustainability sectors. Her previous employers include Deutsche Bank, Climate Group, Weber Shandwick, World Gold Council, Teneo and Arrow Resources.