Bamburi Cement Company has appointed Mohit Kapoor as the new Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective April 1, 2023, subject to regulatory approvals.
Kapoor succeeds Seddiq Hassani, who has served since February 9, 2018, and ends his five-year tenure on March 31.
An electrical engineer, marketer and supply chain expert, Kapoor was the CEO for Holcim Qatar prior to this appointment.
He has also served as the Head of Growth and Innovation at Holcim India, the Managing Director of Readymix Projects, the Vice President of Logistics & Supply Chain at Lafarge India, and the Senior Project Manager for Lafarge Group Audit.
“We are happy to announce Kapoor as the new CEO of Bamburi Cement Plc. In an era of socioeconomic, environmental, and innovation disruptions," said Bamburi chairman John Simba.
The firm's board has also appointed two new non-executive directors following the resignation of John Stull and Guillaume Dubreuil, effective March 31.
Rajesh Surana and Sonal Shrivastava will take over as Non-Executive Directors on April 1 2023 (subject to regulatory approvals) and as Holcim Area Manager for East & South Africa and Chief Finance Officer for Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, respectively.