Dominican Republic: The Dominican Association of Portland Cement Producers (ADOCEM) has appointed Félix González as the president of its board of directors. He succeeds Adriano Brunetti in the post and will serve a term until 2023, according to CDN. González, a Colombian-Venezuelan national, holds over 45 years of experience in the cement sector. He has been the general manager of Cementos Santo Domingo since 2010.
ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions India appoints Rajesh Kamath as managing director
India: ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions India has appointed Rajesh Kamath as its chief executive officer and managing director. He succeeds PD Samudra. who plans to retire at the end of June 2021 after being in post since 2014.
Kamath is a graduate engineer from Bangalore University. Previously he was the managing director of Air Liquide Engineering and Construction in India. He has also held executive positions with Technip India and Aker Solutions.
Rachid Yousry appointed as chief executive officer of LafargeHolcim Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: LafargeHolcim Ivory Coast has appointed Rachid Yousry as its chief executive officer. He succeeds Xavier Saint-Martin-Tillet, who has been in the post since November 2020, according to the Financial Afrik newspaper.
Yousry has worked for LafargeHolcim in a number of supply chain and sales roles since 2011. His last posting was as the Country Commercial & Supply Chain Director for LafargeHolcim Jordan. Prior to working for LafargeHolcim, he held roles at Teleinfo 5, Unilever, AMS Baeshen. Yousry holds a bachelors degree in information technology and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the École des Ponts Business School.
W&P Zement appoints new directors for finance, technology and sales
Austria: W&P Zement has appointed Jerneja Potocnik, Florian Salzer and Peter Ramskogler as its finance, technology and sales directors respectively. The trio started their roles in April 2021. The appointments are intended to allow managing directors Lutz Weber and Bernhard Auer to focus on the development and growth of the parent company Alpacem and its other subsidiaries with respect to sustainability and digitisation. The decision is also planned to allow W&P Zement to work on modernising its integrated plants at Wietersdorf and Peggau.
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