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| HeidelbergCement to streamline its board Dr. Dominik von Achten, who has been member of the managing board of German cement maker HeidelbergCement since October 2007, will take on responsibility for the Group area North America, as of 1 January 2009. Until now, he has been primarily in charge of the integration process of Hanson into HeidelbergCement, which has been completed successfully. HeidelbergCement had acquired Hanson last year. Managing board member Alan Murray, who is currently in charge of the Group area North America, will retire at the end of 2008. In addition to the chairman of the managing board, Dr. Bernd Scheifele, and CFO, Dr. Lorenz Näger, four managing board members will be in charge of HeidelbergCement's Group areas as of January 2009. Thereby, the number of the managing board members will be reduced from seven to six. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |