AALBORG PORTLAND HOLDING - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Manager
- Managing Director
- Egypt Managing Director
Alberto graduated in Engineering and Management from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, holds an MBA from SDA Bocconi in Milan and holds post graduate studies from Harvard Business School in Boston (Massachusetts, USA).
Alberto is a manager with extensive international experience in the industrial sector gained in countries such as Angola, Pakistan, India, Iran and Brazil.
During his career he has held roles of Managing Director and General Manager for companies such as Ferrari spa, Cremonini Group and Boston Consulting Group, mainly dealing with business development and corporate restructuring.
Alberto joined Cementir in November 2019 and from 1 January 2020 he holds the position of Managing Director of the Egyptian subsidiary Sinai White Cement.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Vice - Chairman
Born in Rome on 27 December 1969, he graduated in Economics and Business at La Sapienza University of Rome and he has held prestigious positions in several companies. In details, he has held the following positions:
Member of the Board of Directors of Unicredit S.p.A.
Member of the Corporate Governance, Nomination and Sustainability Committee of Unicredit S.p.A.
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of Unicredit S.p.A.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vianini Industria S.p.A.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vianini Lavori S.p.A.
Member of the Executive Committee of Vianini Lavori S.p.A.
Member of the Board of Directors of Cimentas A.S.
Sole Rappresentative of Immobiliare Ara Coeli S.r.l.
Sole Rappresentative of Alca 1969 S.r.l.
Vice Chairman of UIR - Unione degli Industriali di Roma
Chairman of the Board of Directors of FGC S.p.A
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fincal S.p.A.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Romana Partecipazioni 2005 S.r.l.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Finanziaria Italia S.p.A.
Sole Rappresentative of Ced 2008 S.r.l.
Sole Rappresentative of Euclide 2000 S.r.l.
Financial Controller of Vianini Thai construction and development.
Expert on the subject (Business Economics) at the Faculty of Communication Science at La Sapienza University of Rome.
Expert on the subject (Professional Techniques) at the Faculty of Economics and Business at LUISS University of Rome.
Member of Commissione Edilizia e Territorio di ANCE - Associazione Nazionale Costruttori Edili.
Current Positions
Non Executive Director and Vice Chairman of Cementir Holding N.V.
Member of the Board of Directors of Acea S.p.A.
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aalborg Portland Holding S/A.
Member of the Board of Directors of Vianini Lavori S.p.A.
Member of the Board of Directors of Il Messaggero S.p.A.
Member of the Board of Directors of Caltagirone Editore S.p.A.
Member of the Board of Directors of Piemme S.p.A.
Member of the Board of Directors of Il Gazzettino S.p.A.
Member of the Board of Directors of Globocem A.S.
Member of the Board of Directors of Cementir Espana A.S.
Member of the Board of Directors of Aalborg Portland Espana SL.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yapitek Yapi Teknolojisi San. Ve Tic. A.S.
Member of Comitato Investimenti di Fabrica Immobiliare SGR S.p.A.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fincal S.A.
Sole Rappresentative of Finanziaria Italia 2005 S.p.A.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ical S.p.A.
Sole Rappresentative of Corso 2009 S.r.l.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ical 3 S.r.l.
Expert on the subject (Business Economics, Budget and Business Plan) at the Faculty of Rome La Sapienza.
Job Titles:
- Manager
- North America Head of Region
Alessandro Civera is a manager with more than 20 years of experience in international groups in different industrial sectors, cement, chemicals and chemical fibers.
He has a consistent experience abroad and in the management of international teams.
Born in Rome on 10 march 1973, after obtaining a diploma in Art History in London, she began her career in 1996 within the Caltagirone Group. In 2000, she became Vice Chairwoman of Caltagirone Editore S.p.A., a position she still holds, and she is part of Boards of Directors of several companies in the Caltagirone Group.
Current Positions
Non Executive Director and Vice Chairwoman of Cementir Holding N.V.
Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Caltagirone S.p.A.
Member of the Board of Directors and CEO of Il Messaggero S.p.A.
Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Il Gazzettino S.p.A.
Non Executive Director of Banca Generali S.p.A.
Member of the Board of Directors of Aalborg Portland Holding A/S.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Chairman of Aalborg Portland Holding a / S, Aalborg Portland a / S, Unicon a / S
Bjarne Moltke Hansen holds a BSc in civil engineering and cement and concrete technology from the Danish Academy of Engineering in 1984. INSEAD, Young Managers Program in 1991.
During his career he has worked as President for the ready-mix concrete business in Unicon A/S, President and CEO for Cembrit Holding A/S, President and CEO for Aalborg Portland Holding A/S and Group Executive Vice President for FLSmidth & Co. A/S.
Since 2017 he is working as a professional Chairman, Vice-chairman or Board member in several industrial companies.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Türkiye Managing Director
Graduated in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from İstanbul Technical University, Cenker Mirzaoğlu has a deep knowledge of Turkish business and economy, with more than 20 years of professional experience, gained in cement, RMC and construction industries, initially with Sabancı Group, Betonsa, Akçansa and Çimsa companies. He joined Çimentaş Group in 2011, taking the lead of Çimbeton in RMC company of Çimentaş Group and then taking whole sales and marketing responsibility in Cimentaş Group.
In 2015, he became General Manager of Çimko Cement&RMC Company and after 2 years he was appointed as CEO and Board Member. He was responsible for the transformation of the company.
Currently he is the CEO and Board Member of Cimentas Group in Turkey.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of Spartan Hive Spa
- Head of Legal, Corporate
Graduated in Law from the University of Turin and with a master in international law, Claudio Criscuolo is a head of legal, corporate and compliance with an extensive knowledge and understanding of the industrial sector, gained in over 20 years of experience, first in an international law firm, then in Klegal (legal branch of KPMG) and in Fiat Group and finally in Cementir Holding, where he has held the position of Group General Counsel since 2013.
Within Fiat Group he held positions of increasing responsibility, for ten years, up to Deputy General Counsel, contributing to the dissolution of the alliance with General Motors, the establishment of a network of industrial partnership agreements at worldwide level and the merger with Chrysler Group.
In Cementir Holding he has played a key role in the internationalization process of the Group, closing important M&A cross-border deals, including the acquisition of LWCC in the USA and the sale of Italian operations in 2018 and completing the transfer of the registered office to the Netherlands in 2019.
Over the years he has received numerous awards, among which repeatedly the one for the best legal directorship.
He is recognized by Legal500 among the best in-house counsels at international level. He is Cementir Holding N.V. secretary of the Board of directors.
Job Titles:
- Belgium Managing Director
Graduated in finance and economics from University Mons in Belgium, Eddy Fostier started his career with Peat Marwick Mitchell & co (KPMG) where he became chartered accountant.
He was specialized in industry and responsible for the training of the young graduates. In this context, for 5 years, he became also professor of audit at University of Mons.
After 13 years, and occupying the function of Senior manager, he left KPMG to join CCB as CFO. In 2001, he took over the general management of CCB's ready mix division (CCB Beton) in order to put in place a new dynamic to better face the local challenges.
For 6 years, he has been the chairman of the Belgian ready-mix association, Fedbeton.
In 2016, he has been appointed Managing Director of CCB Belgium and France.
He is also currently Chairman of the Belgian cement association, Febelcem and board member of the European association, Cembureau.
Job Titles:
- Asia Pacific Head of Region
Graduated in Economics from the University of Genoa, Fabrizio Carraro has more than 30 years of experience in the industrial sector, covering managerial roles in production companies, but with also some significant experience in consultancy.
In 1997 he joined Cementir Group contributing to the significant growth of the company and covering several key roles, such as Commercial Director and then Chief Operating Officer in Cementir Italia, and in Cementir Holding being Chief ComEx Officer and then Chief Sales & Marketing officer.
Prior to Cementir, Fabrizio covered significant roles in both public and private companies, such as ILVA, TDI, ILP, Bravosolution and IBL.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Executive Board
- CEO of Cementir Holding
Francesco Caltagirone is CEO of Cementir Holding N.V, Chairman of the Board of Cementir Holding N.V., CEO of Aalborg Portland Holding A/S, Chairman of Aalborg Portland España S.L, Chairman of Globo Cem S.L., Chairman of Cementir España S.L., Director of Caltagirone S.p.A., Vice Chairman of Caltagirone Editore S.p.A., Director of ICAL S.p.A. (Immobiliare Caltagirone S.p.A.), Director of Finanziaria Italia S.p.A., Sole Director of Pantheon 2009 s.r.l., Sole Director of Alberone 2009 s.r.l., Owner of Chupas 2007 s.r.l. and Member of the General Council of Assonime.
Born in Rome in 1943, Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone is one of the most important Italian entrepreneurs. The group he founded is today divided into 4 listed and other unlisted companies, which operate in various sectors from real estate to the production of cement, to publishing, to infrastructure to finance.
He is the publisher of Il Messaggero di Roma, Il Mattino di Napoli, Il Gazzettino di Venezia, Il Corriere Adriatico, Il Nuovo Quotidiano di Puglia and the social press Leggo. Since 2010 he has been Vice Chairman of Assicurazioni Generali of which he is now the second largest shareholder.
He is a significant shareholder of Suez Environnement, world leader company in water and environment management sectors, and Acea, multiutility of the municipality of Rome. Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone is also President of the LUISS Friends Association and in 2006 has been decorated with the Ordine al "Merito del Lavoro", the decoration given by the President of the Italian Republic to men and women that obtained important business results.
Born in Rome on 29 October 1968, he began his entrepreneurial career in the family business at the age of 21. After 6 years of experience in the construction sector, he joined Cementir in 1995 and has been appointed Group Chairman in 1996. His entrepreneurial vision has led the internationalization of Cementir through targeted and profitable acquisitions and investments, by transforming it from an Italian domestic company to a multinational Group with operations in 18 countries and 5 continents, a diversified business portfolio and a multicultural workforce.
Francesco Caltagirone is CEO of Cementir Holding N.V, Chairman of the Board of Cementir Holding N.V., CEO of Aalborg Portland Holding A/S, Director of Caltagirone S.p.A.- Caltagirone Editore S.p.A. and Member of the General Council of Assonime.
Henrik Jeppesen holds a master's degree in Auditing from Aalborg University, Denmark.
He joined Aalborg Portland Holding A/S in October 2022 as CFO for the Nordic & Baltic Region. Henrik Jeppesen started his career in PwC Audit and latest joined the Group after almost 20 years with DLG Group. He has international experience from management positions in industrial companies as well as strategic project management within M&A, investment projects and business optimization.
Lehigh White Cement Co. LLC a 63.25% owned subsidiary, is the leader in the production and distribution of white cement in the United States. Lehigh White operates two production plants: Waco, TX and York, PA with annual production capacities of 0.125 million tons and 0.14 million tons, respectively. The company operates three import terminals and a network of over 40 warehouses and distribution centers across the United States.
One of the three terminals is that of Tampa, with a capacity of 45,000 tons, owned by the Group. The terminal is located in the port of Tampa and has freight loading equipment and a rail link, which optimizes white cement distribution throughout Florida and the southwestern part of the United States.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of Lehigh White Cement Co, Aalborg Portland Malaysia, Aalborg Portland ( Anqing )
MBA at the New York University Stern School of Business, class 1996, Finance major. Graduated with honors in Economics and Commerce at LUISS University in Rome in 1988, Chartered Accountant since 1989 and Certified Public Accountant until 2016.
In 2003 he joined Caltagirone SpA as Finance Director and then moved to Cementir in 2008 as Chief Planning, Budget and Control. Since 2012 he is Head of M&A and IR. Chairman of the BoD of China, Malaysia and the US subsidiaries and member of the BoD of various operating companies.
Previous work experiences include 8 years at Fidelity Investments UK as Analyst and Portfolio Manager, Merrill Lynch and CSFB in New York. He has served as a non-executive director of ACEA, Banca Antonveneta, Montepaschi Leasing & Factoring, Fabrica Immobiliare SGR.
Job Titles:
- Executive
- Spartan Hive Chief Executive Officer
Pasquale Vetrano is an executive with many years of experience in multinational companies having worked in the ABB Group for almost 25 years. During the period, he held different and different managerial positions from Operations to Supply Chain in Italy and then in Switzerland with headquarters in Zurich as Division Supply Chain Manager, Group Vice President. He spent a significant part of his working period abroad in countries such as China, India, the Middle East, North-Central Europe and North Africa.
In 2011 Pasquale joined Cementir Holding with the role of Group Chief Strategic Sourcing and in 2017 he became Group Chief Global Procurement Officer.
Since April 2017 he has been Executive Board Member of Spartan Hive, the trading company of the Cementir Group.
From June 2018 he joined the Board of Çimentaş and Recydia (Turkey) and CCB (Belgium) as Designated Board Member of Cementir Holding.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of Compagnie Des Ciments Belges SA and Compagnie Des Ciments France SA
Philippe graduated in Electrical Engineer at the University of Mons, Belgium in 1981. He worked 5 years in the sector of large electric networks and electricity production and then 5 years in the steel industry.
At the age of 33 he joined the Executive Committee of CBR Cement.
He has successively served as a Manager of four factories of cement production including a white cement plant, as a Benelux strategy Manager and as a Manager of purchases and investments in the Benelux.
He was Board member of the quarry of Antoing for 10 years, and he chaired it for 3 years.
He was Board member and Chairman of various boards in public and private companies: Port River Authority, Recybel (electrical fly ash producer and cement companies of Belgium) and Recyfuel (waste fuel producer for CBR cement plants in Belgium).
He was Managing Director of the Lemay Quarries in Tournai for 3 years and President and CEO of its commercial aggregates company in the North of France.
For eight years he worked as an adviser through his consulting companies in France and Belgium.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Financial Controller
- Vice Chairman
Job Titles:
- Member of the Local Management Team
- Chairman of Unicon AS
- Head of Region
- Managing Director of the Danish RMC
- Nordic & Baltic Head of Region
Søren Holm Christensen holds a Master of Economics & Business Administration from Aalborg University, Denmark.
He joined the Cementir Group, Aalborg Portland in May 2006 as a Trainee with focus on Business Controlling, Planning and Management Support. In 2008 he held the position as Procurement Manager in Aalborg Portland.
In 2009 he was appointed Finance Director in the Nordic & Baltic Region with the focus to establish and optimize a new financial shared service center in the region.
In 2013 he is appointed responsible for strategic planning and business controlling for the region supporting the CEO.
In 2015 Søren Holm Christensen was appointed Managing Director of the Danish RMC business (Unicon Denmark) and held this position until May 2018 where he was appointed Head of the Nordic & Baltic Region.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of Cimentas AS, Cimbeton AS, Recydia AS and Sureko AS
After graduating with BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering Taha Aksoy started his professional life in 1969 as research and teaching assistant at METU in Ankara and continued his career at three different universities as construction management course instructor.
Taha Aksoy has led two major international sport organizations in Turkey, namely UNIVERSIADE 2005 in İzmir and Mediterranean Games 2013 in Mersin. In 2007 he was elected as a member to the Turkish Parliament and served for four years.
Taha Aksoy served at top management positions in construction and manufacturing companies for around 25 years. In 2012, he was elected for the Board of Çimentaş as an independent member, since 2018 serves as the Chairman of the Board.
Job Titles:
- Market Leader in Denmark
- Producer in Norway
Unicon AS is the main concrete producer in Norway. Unicon has a very extensive plant network, most of which are located in densely populated areas near Oslo, Trondheim, Ålesund and Bergen. It operates a terminal in Drammen, near Oslo as well. The activity is organized in three regions, with a total of 9 districts, in addition to a mobile department. Unicon is in fact the main operator of mobile plants in Norway. These structures offer extreme flexibility as they adapt to any project, whether it be industrial plants, bridges, roads or other large projects.