Leading cement manufacturer Holcim Philippines, Inc. has appointed a new plant manager to lead its Davao facility, which recently completed upgrades to better support the strong construction activity in Southern Mindanao.

Holcim Davao is now led by Samuel Manlosa, Jr (in photo). He took over on January 6 from Xavier Arul Kennedy Savarimuthu, who has been reassigned by the LafargeHolcim Group to lead plant operations in Nigeria.