Reddy is first Irish president of Institute of Concrete Technology
Mr Reddy is the first person from Ireland to hold the role of President of ICT, which has a term of two years. He has been vice president of the organisation since 2023.
Veronika Elfmarkova becomes the body's new Vice President, ahead of her becoming the ICT's first ever female President in 2027. She is Head of Commercial RMX at Holcim and is based at the group's headquarters in Switzerland.
"Now is perhaps the most exciting and critical time to be a concrete technologist as demand is increasing for concrete in terms of performance, volume and Net Zero ambitions," John Reddy said.
"I am honoured to take on the leadership of the ICT and it is my ambition to elevate further the status of the ICT internationally and to see concrete technologists develop their roles in delivering solutions to improve further the concrete we use today," he added.
ICT is today holding its 53rd Annual Convention Symposium in the Trinity Business School in Trinity College Dublin, the first time the annual event has been staged outside of the UK.
The theme of this year's ICT event is "The Pursuit of Net Zero Concrete: Materials, Design and Practical Applications", with speakers drawn from industry and academia in both Ireland and the UK.
As Director of Concrete Technology Deployment, Mr Reddy is helping to drive the rollout of Ecocem's breakthrough technology ACT, which can deliver a 70% decarbonisation of cement at scale globally.
Ecocem last week announced an additional investment of €170m to construct four new production lines in France and to accelerate delivery of ACT to the market.
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