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On 6 May, FCC took part in the Race for the Environment and Sustainable Develop-ment – EcoRun – which was organized at the Juan Carlos I Park in Madrid.

On the company’s part, 33 runners parti-cipated, including Juan Regidor Román, a draftsman working at FCC Services, who completed the 5-km race, coming in ninth place at a speed of 17:45.

More than 1300 participants signed up, all of whom are committed to the environ-ment. For each person who participates, a tree is planted in collaboration of the main universities in Madrid.

The aim of this race is to build awareness among runners on the importance of practi-cing a sport while at the same time showing respect for our surroundings.

This race is part of the events to celebra-te the World Environment Day which falls on 5 June, encouraging people to become active agents of sustainable and fair deve-lopment, promoting the fundamental role of communities in changing attitudes and becoming committed to the environment.

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The CEO of Cementos Portland Valderri-vas, Dieter Kiefer, was appointed president of Ofcemen at the last meeting of the ce-ment association. Mr. Kiefer replaces Joa-quín Estrada, the former managing director of Cemex España and president of Ofce-men during the previous year.

Born in Switzerland, Dieter Keifer has a de-gree from Insead (Advanced Management Program) and an MBA from Saint Gallen University (Switzerland). After a long career in the international fnance sector, he joined the cement company as a managing direc-

tor in 2008 and was appointed chairman of the Board of Directors in January 2009.

In the same meeting, the Board of Trus-tees of the cement association approved the appointment of four vice-presidents: the managing director of Holcim España, Vicent Lefebvre; the managing director of Lafarge Cementos, José Antonio Primo; the managing director of Cemex España, Jaime Ruiz de Haro; and the managing di-rector of Corporación Noreste (Grupo Cim-por, Ángel Longarela.

The CEO of Cementos Portland Valderrivas, Dieter Kiefer,

appointed new president of Ofcemen