China: China Resources Cement has appointed Yang Min as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). She succeeds Huang Hu in the role.

Yang Min previously worked as an executive director and the CFO of China Resources Medical and the CFO of China Resources Healthcare Group. Earlier in her career she held various finance jobs at China Resources Gas Group from 2009 to 2023. She also worked for Ernst & Young Huaming in the 2000s. Yang Min holds an undergraduate degree in management, majoring in accounting, and is a Certified Public Accountant of China.

Pakistan: Gharibwal Cement has appointed Abdur Rafique Khan as its chair. He succeeds Mian Nazir Ahmend Peracha in the post.

Türkiye: Çimentaş has appointed Gürol Ozer as its General Manager. He will be responsible for the overall management of cement, ready-mixed concrete, aggregates and waste management operations at the subsidiary of Cementir Holding.

Ozer previously worked as the Technical Operations Director at Çimentaş from 2019. Before this he worked as the General Manager of CSG Mühendislik. Earlier in his career he was the General Manager of Afyon Cement and held various roles at Çimsa. He holds a master’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Çukurova University in Adana and an Executive Master’s of Business Administration qualification from IEDC - Bled School of Management.

Germany: Vecoplan has appointed Ralf Guckert as its CEO. He succeeds Werner Berens in the role, who has resigned for personal reasons.

Guckert has been the Chief Operation Officer of MAX Automation, the parent company of Vecoplan, since 2021. Earlier in his career he worked as Head of Business Support Systems at Ericsson. This was followed by Chief Technology Officer roles at Orga Systems and Redknee and then a stint as the managing director of Günther Holding. Guckert holds a PhD in Physics from the Los Alamos National Laboratory.