Cemex U.S. welcomes Jesus Gonzalez as its new president. Effective April 1, he will oversee the global building materials company’s U.S. operations.
Gonzalez began his career at Cemex in 1998 and has held several senior level positions in Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Operations, as well as president of Central America, president of Cemex UK, and most recently president of Cemex South Central America and the Caribbean.
Under Gonzalez’s leadership in South Central America and the Caribbean, Cemex operations achieved solid financial and safety results. Gonzalez previously spent 10 years in the United States as vice president of strategic planning from 2000-2010. That experience will serve him well as he continues executing on the strategic priorities of safety performance and financial growth in the United States that started under former Cemex U.S. president and new Cemex CEO Jaime Muguiro.
Last year Cemex announced that the United States is at the core of the company’s long-term strategy for profitable and sustainable growth. Gonzalez will leverage his extensive experience in the industry and within different areas and regions of the company to ensure continued growth in the United States and a solid position at the forefront of the Cemex short and long-term strategy.