Dalmia Bharat Limited has announced the appointment of Mahendra Singhi as Group CEO - Cement. With experience of 36 years in the cement sector, he joins Dalmia Cement from Shree Cement where he served for 19 years and was the Executive Director.

A well-known industry figure, Singhi serves as co-chair of the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) in India. He is also on the Board of Governors of the National Council for Cement & Building Materials, besides being a member of the Central Expert Technical Committee on the Cement Sector on PAT (Perform, Achieve and Trade) scheme of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency. Other positions held, include tenure as president of the Rajasthan Cement Manufacturers Association, and executive committee member of TERI BCSD. He was also leader of the Indian Cement Sector Task Force for Energy Conservation, constituted by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, at the central ministry of power.

Dalmia Bharat Limited (DBL), part of the Dalmia Group, is a pioneer in cement manufacturing for over seven decades since 1939. With an expanding India footprint, the company is a category leader in super-specialty cements used for oil well, railway sleepers and airstrips.