Cemex UK’s Legal team has recently grown in number to support our UK business requirements.

The Legal team manages and advises on all legal matters affecting the UK business. It deals broadly with the following areas of practice: Regulatory, Disputes, Corporate, Property and Commercial Contracts. Most team members specialise and have many years of experience in one or more of these.

The team are mainly based at our Head Office in Binley but are on hand to support the whole of Cemex UK with any legal questions, queries, or support. The team strive to ensure that they are accessible, commercial and provide prompt high-quality advice to Cemex colleagues. They also deliver lots of training in areas that could help you in your day-to-day work. Please get in touch!

Who is who in Legal

Vish Puri – UK Legal Director and Data Protection Officer

Vish heads up the department and recently celebrated 15 years working within Cemex prior to which he worked in a law firm.  Whilst his background is in Corporate and Commercial Law, he now oversees and manages the vast array of legal issues that affect Cemex UK with the help of his capable team. Vish is on the Boards of all companies within the CEMEX UK group and ensures that senior management in the UK, EMEA and our Head Office in Monterrey are kept aware of important legal issues arising within his remit. In Vish’s spare time he enjoys long walks, bike rides with his daughters and reading historical fiction.

Mark Cole – Senior Property Solicitor

Mark has been with Cemex for 5 years and specialises in English property law, with over 20 years’ experience. He enjoys the diversity of work and was heavily involved in the disposal of assets to Breedon which Mark considers to be his biggest achievement at Cemex to date.  Outside of work Mark enjoys playing golf, tennis and swimming – wild swimming when he can!

Lora Moutafova – Commercial Solicitor

Lora joined the Legal Team in June 2021 and prior to Cemex she worked in the Construction department at the law firm, Gateley Legal, where she dealt with a broad range of construction matters from contract drafting to litigation and adjudications. At Cemex, she enjoys assisting with all manner of commercial and construction queries – from questions relating to our procurement contracts, our various product terms and conditions of sale, our logistics operations, including rail, to our marine operations. Lora also helps to deliver training to the business, as needed. In her spare time, she enjoys Ballroom & Latin Dancing and gardening.

Lora is currently on maternity leave and will rejoin the team in 2024.

Alice Powell – Paralegal

Alice is the Paralegal in the UK Legal team. She has been with Cemex four months and enjoys the variety of work she is challenged with. Prior to working with the company, Alice had experience working in food supplements and cosmetics, and surprisingly a lot of these skills have come in useful during her time at Cemex. She also worked full time as a paralegal in a law firm. Alice assists the solicitors in the team across all aspects of commercial, property and regulatory work. She is the IP Co-Ordinator for the UK and also looks after Company Secretarial matters for all of our UK companies. Outside of work Alice loves to crochet, enjoys bad films, good board games and self-titles as a ‘crazy cat lady’!

Indrani Hazra-Corte – Property Solicitor

Indrani recently joined the Cemex in June 2023. Prior to Cemex, she worked in the real estate team at law firm Gowlings where she dealt with a broad range of commercial property matters. In her spare time Indrani enjoys travel and playing the violin.

Bethany Rattenbury – Personal Assistant to the Directors (Vish Puri and Steve Redwood)

Bethany joined Cemex in November 2022 and enjoys her busy role as PA to several Cemex UK Directors. Outside of work she enjoys gaming, travel and looking after her parrots, Comet, Meteor and Jerry!

Laurence Sheppard – Consultant

Laurence spent many years as a construction lawyer advising on non-contentious and contentious construction matters at home and abroad. His career has spanned positions as a partner and head of construction in City law firms, and as the Group Head of Legal at a major contractor for nearly a decade! Being Welsh, his greatest love (after his family), is rugby. Laurence played first class rugby for a number of years! He is currently covering for Lora whilst she is on maternity leave.

Photo: Top Left to right: Alice, Mark, Bethany, Vish, Indrani. Bottom left: Laurence, Right: Lora.