US: Continental Building Products has announced the appointment of Dennis Schemm as chief financial officer, effective from 11 May 2015.
"We are excited to welcome Schemm to our leadership team," said Jay Bachmann, Continental's CEO. "He has a proven history of experience, with more than 20 years in finance, including 16 years in senior management roles at publicly-traded industrial companies. His extensive and broad leadership capabilities will be instrumental to supporting our efforts as we further strengthen our low-cost position and generate additional cash flow as our end markets improve."
Schemm most recently served from 2013 to 2015 as vice president of global finance for Armstrong Flooring, a division of Armstrong Worldwide, where he oversaw the division's financial and accounting functions. From 2011 to 2013, Schemm served as director of global financial planning and analysis at Gilbarco Veeder Root, a Danaher Corporation, where he was responsible for operational and strategic planning and provided financial leadership for global operations and research and development.
