PCA Elects Board of Directors for 2023

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has announced its 2023 Board of Directors after holding elections earlier this month in Washington, DC, during its Fall Board meeting. Filiberto Ruiz has been elected PCA Board chairman. He is currently the President and CEO at Votorantim Cimentos North America and has served the last two years as vice chairman to outgoing Chairman Ron Henley, the president of GCC of America. Massimo Toso has been elected PCA vice chairman. He is the president and CEO of Buzzi Unicem USA Inc. and has served as the inaugural co-chair of PCA’s Climate and Sustainability Council where he led efforts to develop the industry’s Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality. As co-chair, Toso continues to lead the Council as PCA has transitioned from initial development to ongoing implementation of the Roadmap.

“Having been born and raised in Mexico and having spent the last 16 years living and working in the United States, I believe my role in leadership of the Board demonstrates the type of diversity and inclusion that we want to encourage across the entire span of PCA and cement industry as a whole,” said Ruiz after being elected chairman.

“Our industry is an integral part of tremendous mainstream events happening today in the U.S. We have an essential role in the rebuilding of America’s infrastructure and we are bolstering our visibility in the global environmental arena - boldly setting a deadline for ourselves to dramatically curb our carbon emissions,” added Toso.

PCA also announced that Continental Cement Company President David Loomes has joined the PCA Board. He replaces Tom Beck, executive vice president of Summit Materials.

“Our association is moving in the right direction, and arguably garnering more attention now than it ever has in its history. Since releasing our Roadmap, PCA has been recognized as a top information resource by the likes of the Department of Energy and the White House,” said PCA President and CEO Mike Ireland. “Filiberto and Massimo are visionaries. Innovation is their wheelhouse. They are the appropriate chairman and vice chair to navigate PCA toward an even more prestigious and sustainable future.”

For more information, contact Remi Braden at rbraden@cement.org of 202-235-4163.