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Joaquín Estrada es nombrado nuevo presidente de OficemenThe general director counsel of
Cemex Spain, Joaquín Estrada, has been appointed President of
Oficemen. Estrada replaces ranked Jean Martin-Saint-Léon, Chairman of Lafarge cement and Oficemen President during the last three years. The appointment has been made effective in the Board of Directors of the employer. Joaquín Estrada has two MBAs, Instituto de Empresa and the University of California. Prior to joining Cemex Spain as Counsellor and director-general, in 2008, he was the head of the company in Egypt, and had previously held the same position in Taiwan.
In addition, the directive Oficemen Board has approved the appointment of four Vice Presidents: the President and CEO of the Group Cementos Portland Valderrivas, Dieter Kiefer, the CEO of Holcim Spain, Vincent Lefebvre, the CEO of Lafarge cement, José Antonio Primo, and the Chief Executive Officer of Northwest Corporation, group Cimpor, Angel Longarela.