In Russia Andre Martin appointed Lafarge Group president

Cyrille Ragoucy, CEO-designate of the proposed UK joint venture between Lafarge UK and Tarmac’s owners Anglo American, has named his designated executive team for the business, which will be structured around four business units (cement, aggregates and asphalt, contracting, and concrete) with central functional heads. “I am delighted to announce my designated executive team. It draws on the strength and depth of expertise of the two companies and I am confident that their combined skills and experience crea

Carlos Espina has been appointed as director of research and revelopment of the Lafarge Group, with effect from October 1, 2012. Espina was formerly chief executive officer, ArcelorMittal Méditerranée, a position he had held since July 2009. He began his career in the United Kingdom as a researcher at AEA Technology. In 1995 he joined the R&D Centre of Aceralia Corporación Siderúrgica as manager of the Product Applications Engineering Department, before becoming vice president of intellectual property, kno

Martin Riley, former managing director of Tarmac’s Aggregates and Asphalt business, has been appointed senior vice president of Tarmac. Cyrille Ragoucy, chief executive, has left the business after three years in the role.