Following the retirement of Graeme Barton at the end of 2023 there have been changes made to the Concrete Products Commercial team, including the promotion of three colleagues.
Congratulations to Vicki Elliot, Samantha Culshaw and Jess Brough who were all internally promoted. We hope you are?enjoying your new roles.
Please find details of their new roles below, including a few words from them about their roles:
Vicki Elliott: National Sales Manager – Concrete Products, promoted to National Commercial Manager Packed Cement
“Following Graeme Barton’s announcement that he planned to retire after 46 years with Cemex, I was offered the opportunity to progress into his role as National Commercial Manager for Packed Cement. This was following my application via the advertised IVC. I have previously worked in Concrete Products for 19 years. Starting as a Customer Service Administrator, then progressing into Commercial roles such as Area Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager, with a brief previous experience in Packed Cement as a National Key Account Manager before returning to Concrete Products in 2019 as National Sales Manager. I officially started my new role with Packed Cement on 1st Sept 20233, having the opportunity to work alongside Graeme for four months before his retirement at Christmas.”
Craig Williamson, Director Cement Commercial UK, commented: “I am delighted to recognise Vicki’s continued growth within Cemex, providing her with this new and exciting challenge within our Cement business. I look forward to working with Vicki as we develop our commercial offering to both new and current customers.”
Sam Culshaw: Area Sales Manager – Concrete Products, promoted?to National Sales Manager – Concrete Products
“Following Vicki’s news she was joining the Packed Cement team, I saw the opportunity to progress given my 10 plus years already within the Concrete Products team. I was successful in my application and have enjoyed the first six months in my role. Looking forward to the next chapter with Concrete Products”
Damien Allen, Director Building Products EMEA, said: “Working alongside Sam over many years she demonstrated many attributes that made her a perfect fit for not only the promotion but the Concrete Products Management team. She has hit the ground running and already cleared a number of crisis! I look forward to working closely with Sam growing and developing the Concrete Products Business further and transitioning into a lower carbon future!”
Jess Brough: Customer Service Team Leader, promoted to Concrete Products/ DSM
Sam commented on Jess’s promotion: “Jess was keen to progress and when the opportunity arose where I needed to fill my Area Sales Manager role, Jess put herself forward and was successful. She is enjoying her new role externally and already a valued member of the team.”
Damien commented: “Stealing Jess away from the Customer Service team was a huge coup for the Concrete Products team. She knows the business, our systems and products well, already has a rapport with a number of customers and is already out pounding the pavement sorting out this housing crisis for us. She’ll be a great asset to Sam’s team and it will be great to watch her develop in the coming years.”