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November 2018
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World Cement
IN BRIEF
IN BRIEF
WORLDNEWS
The appointment of two women
to the board of CRH has been
announced. Mary Rhinehart
and Siobhan Talbot will be
Non-Executive Directors, joining
the board from 1 October and
1 December respectively. Rhinehart
is currently the Chairman, CEO, and
President of Johns Manville Corp., a
Berkshire Hathaway company and
manufacturer of premium building
products and engineered speciality
materials. Talbot is Group Managing
Director of Glanbia Plc, a global
nutrition company operating in 32
countries. She has held this position
since 2013. Talbot has been a member
of the board at Glanbia since 2009,
before which she was the company’s
Financial Director. Talbot has also
worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers
in Dublin and Sydney.
UK
GCCA announces new members and director
Asian and North American cement companies are the latest to join
the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA). The total
number of member companies has now reached 20.
As of September, new members include the Mexico based
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua SAB de CV (GCC), Israel’s Nesher
Israel Cement Enterprises Ltd, Shree Cement in India, and the
Taiwan-based Taiwan Cement Corp.
The growing list of affiliates includes Cámara Nacional del
Cemento in Mexico, Federación Interamericana del Cemento in
Colombia, and the Union of Cement Producers in Russia.
“It is encouraging to see positive momentum in the growth
of the association with members throughout the world,” said
Albert Manifold, CEO of CRH plc and President of the GCCA. “As the
authoritative voice for the sector, we look forward to bringing the
industry together in November at the GCCA Symposium in London to
discuss future trends and global priorities for our industry.”
Other members of the GCCA include the following: Buzzi Unicem,
Cementos Argos, Cementos Pacasmayo, CEMEX, Çimsa Çimento,
CNBM, Dangote, Eurocement, HeidelbergCement, LafargeHolcim,
SCG Cement, Taiheiyo, Ultratech, Votorantim, and Titan Group,
which announced its membership in late September.
Further applications for membership and affiliate status have also
been received and are currently being processed.
Separately, the GCCA announced the appointment of
Dr Andrew Minson, current Executive Director of the UK Concrete
Centre and British Precast, as its Concrete and Sustainable
Construction Director. The role will commence in January 2019.
Minson will join the GCCA’s executive team from the Mineral
Products Association and will report to Chief Executive Benjamin
Sporton. He will lead the GCCA’s promotion of the sustainability
value of concrete in the future of construction. This work includes
improving understanding of the lifecycle of concrete, as well as its
role in the circular economy.
“Andrew’s broad experience and expertise will be essential to the
GCCA as he leads our work to achieve global recognition of concrete
as the sustainable building material of choice,” said Sporton.
“I am delighted to be taking on this role at the GCCA, working
in a sector which contributes so much to a safe, resilient, and
resource-efficient built environment,” said Minson. “Concrete as a
material is so versatile and has such a range of inherent performance
benefits that it can be used by the construction industry to deliver
great projects. I look forward to bringing together best practice
from around the world with the latest thinking to show how
concrete can lead to the best sustainable outcomes for society.”
The GCCA executive team will be completed shortly, with the
announcement of a new Communications and Policy Director
expected soon. The GCCA launched in January 2018 and is dedicated
to developing and strengthening the sector’s contribution to
sustainable construction.
French industrial engineering
company, Fives, has appointed Denis
Mercier to the newly created position
of Deputy General Manager. In this
position, Mercier will supervise
all Fives functional departments,
including Operational, Performance,
Human Resources, Communication,
Innovation, Strategy and Marketing,
International Development,
and IT. He will report directly to
Frédéric Sanchez, Chairman of the
Executive Board, as well as joining
the Group Executive Committee.
Mercier joins the company after a
distinguished career in the French
military and NATO, were he was
NATO Supreme Allied Commander
Transformation between 2015 and
September 2018.