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Country / Region
Brand Name
Business Sector
Year Established
Kigali-Rwanda
Cimerwa Co. Ltd
Mining Sector
1984
Total Employees
Main Markets
Production Capacity
Certifications
01 - 200 People
DRC, Burundi
20-60Ton/Day
ISO, RSB
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Board of Directors
Management Team
Company Overview
We are honoured to be part of the growth and development of Rwanda. Everyday, we continue to see opportunities to capitalize on our commitment to a stronger and bolder Rwanda. A Rwanda build on strong foundations. We are committed to going beyond the production of cement by working tirelessly to deliver on our brand promise of “STRENGTHENING RWANDA”. This is the only cement company in Rwanda that mines raw materials, produces the clinker concentrate, packs and sells cement for general and civil construction. Some of our products are exported to neighbouring countries such as DRC and Burundi. At CIMERWA; we choose to partner with organizations that will help foster growth in our environment and help improve our societies. This is why we have partnered with key public and private institutions. Our major Shareholder PPC Ltd, is the largest cement and related products supplier in Southern Africa with 125 years of cement and concrete expertise. Not only did they invest in the CIMERWA business but they have been instrumental in providing technical support and expertise as well as providing further on-the-job training to our local employees.
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Regis A. Rugemanshuro

Board Chairman

Regis A. Rugemanshuro

Board Chairman


Director General of the Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB). Prior to that he was the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) at the Bank of Kigali Plc, leading the digital transformation of the bank. Before that, Mr. Rugemanshuro was the first Chief Executive Officer of BK TecHouse Ltd, the Tech subsidiary of Bank of Kigali Group Plc where his work in the two years he spent there earned him the 2018 All Africa Business Leaders Award (AABLA) as Finalist for East Africa Innovator of the Year. Under his leadership, BK TecHouse was voted and awarded the 2017 Best Technology Company in Rwanda by the Smart Service Awards. Prior to joining BK Group Plc, Mr. Rugemanshuro spent his career in the United States consulting for the global Tech giants such as Hewlett Packard (HP) as a Program Manager and later with Accenture PLC in Seattle, Washington. During his time there, his main clients included Microsoft and T-Mobile.
His area of focus is at the intersection of Business and Technology; his expertise is in helping organizations realize the promise of the digital revolution via adoption of modern engineering platforms and practices. He is a servant leader known for his high energy and contagious passion to solving complex problems.
He is also a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Global Project Management Institute (PMI) as well as a Certified SAFE Program Consultant (SPC4) by the Global Scaled Agile Academy. He has a bachelor’s degree in science information technologies and an MBA in Management both from Misericordia University in Pennsylvania.

Chrissie Moloseni

Vice Chairman

Chrissie Moloseni

Vice Chairman


Mrs. Chrissie Moloseni is a result oriented professional with high business acumen and hands on experience with over 20 years progressive experience in Finance and Operations Management with track record of delivering performance.
Expertise in General Management, Strategic Planning,Accounting and Finance Management Budgeting and Forecasting, Cost and Performance Management, Corporate Finance and Investment Analysis.

Nyirimihigo J.M Vianney

Board Member

Nyirimihigo J.M Vianney

Board Member


Mr. Nyrimihigo is a career banker with over 30 years’ experience in project financing. He previously worked with the Central Bank of Burundi and later was Director General of Rwanda Development Bank and Director General of the African Guarantee Fund in Niger.
He is now in private business as a real estate developer and is a Board member of Rwanda Investment Group.
Mr. Nyirimihigo is a graduate of Nairobi University and has a post graduate diploma in Banking from CNAM University of France.

Mokate George Ramafoko

Board Member

Mokate George Ramafoko

Board Member


Mokate Ramafoko is the Managing Director of the International Division at PPC Ltd. He assumed this role in August 2017 after his tenure as Executive Director of the International Division since March 2016.
In his current role; Ramafoko oversees and provides strategic direction to all the various international businesses that PPC has majority shares in namely; PPC Zimbabwe, CIMERWA Ltd in Rwanda, PPC Barnet in DRC and HABESHA CEMENT SHARE COMPANY in Ethiopia; both as an executive manager of the respective country cement operations and as a mentor to all the countryheads.
Mokate, an engineer by profession comes with over 23 years of experience and expertise in cement manufacturing, quality assurance and cement process optimization. He has held various positions within the PPC group as well as Holcim (now Afrisam) and across various divisions.
He has amassed extensive knowledge in overseeing and managing large, complex, multi-million dollar operations where he has been instrumental in driving business growth. Most recently, Mokate was actively involved in driving and guiding the CIMERWA and Zimbabwe businesses to realise an improvement in their processes and ultimately driving an overall cost reduction of 6%; subsequently improving their operational and business efficiencies.
Over and above his professional expertise; Mokate is passionate about business development and strategy. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and a BSc (Hons) in Metallurgy.

Christian Rugeri

Board Member

Christian Rugeri

Board Member


Mr. Rugeri Nkusi Christian a board member holds a master degree in business law. He serves as Treasury Counsel in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.
Before he joined the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning in 2011, he served as Legal Specialist in the Pubic Investments and External Finance bureau. He also served as the Chairman of the Board of Ultimate Concept Limited. He is currently a member of the Governing Council of the African Legal Support Facility and the Discipline Committee of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Rwanda.

Phindokuhle Mohlala

Board Member

Phindokuhle Mohlala

Board Member


Ms. Phindokuhle Mohlala is the Human Resource Executive at PPC Ltd. She is vastly experienced in Human Ressources Management spanning over two decades. She previously worked at ABB and Schneider Electric before joining PPC Ltd. in 2017.
She has delivered a number of initiatives in her role such as; embedding high performance culture, building talent and a healthy succession for key roles, streamline and centralize payroll for various organizations, establish employee data credibility just to mention a few.

Kristell Holtzhausen

Board Member

Kristell Holtzhausen

Board Member


Kristell is a seasoned Company Secretary with a wealth of experience spanning two decades in various industries in the listed environment, including Financial and Insurance, Construction, Commodity Trading, Manufacturing and Government.
The main focus was overseeing portfolios related to corporate governance, legal compliance, risk monitoring and sustainability.
She joined Nedcor Investment Bank Limited in 2000 as a company secretarial administrator and joined Murray and Roberts Limited as an assistant company secretary in 2006. Kristell subsequently joined Robben Island Museum as Company Secretary where she was exposed to the public sector and PFMA. She was appointed as Group Company Secretary at Insimbi Refractory and Alloys Supplies in June 2010. During her tenure as Group Company Secretary at Insimibi, Kristell was integrally involved in material M&A activity undertaken by the Insimbi Group and responsible for transferring the Insimbi Group from the AltX to the main listings board of the JSE.
She implemented various new systems and process, to ensure that the companies under her oversight are being governed under an approved governance framework.
Kristell was appointed to serve as a director on the board of CIMERWA, and prior to that appointment, she served on various other boards of trustees and during that time she contributed significantly to the development of strategies and policies relating to the core business of the trusts.
Kristell, is a member of the Institute of Directors of South Africa as well as Chartered Secretary South Africa. Her passion for transferring skills has been tried and tested at the University of Cape Town where she lectured to a group of Chartered Secretaries South Africa board students.

Management Team

Albert K. Sigei

Chief Executive Officer

Albert K. Sigei

Chief Executive Officer


Albert K. Sigei joined CIMERWA PPC as Chief Executive Officer on 06th January 2020. He comes as an experienced executive with more than 18 years’ experience in the cement industry. He has lived and worked in varied cross-cultural geographies including Kenya, Egypt, Nigeria, UK and Malawi. With a sterling work pedigree in Business Development, Business Management and Change Management, he has a keen eye for business and a sharp mind for decisions. Just the right attributes for a captain of the ship.
Albert’s multi-disciplinary background including Engineering, Finance, IT, Risk Management and leadership set the stage for his 18 year old career in the durables sector. He has a first class honors Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nairobi, is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and graduated from various executive courses offered by Ivy league Business Schools – INSEAD, London Business School, HEC Paris and The Ivey Business School at Western University.
He is passionate about Africa hence his unwavering focus on the importance of alignment between business purpose and societal needs.

John Bugunya

Chief Finance Officer

John Bugunya

Chief Finance Officer


Formally with Bank of Kigali as Chief Finance Officer for over 4 years and on to Prime Insurance as CEO, John comes with a wealth of knowledge in Business Finance Management and Planning. An avid numbers gentleman who had a broad understanding of business leads our Finance Division as the Chief Finance Officer.

Godfrey Kamukunde

Head, Legal & Company Secretary

Godfrey Kamukunde

Head, Legal & Company Secretary


Godfrey joined CIMERWA on 18th September 2020 as the Head of Legal, Corporate affairs and Company Secretary. He will help streamline the functioning of the Legal and Corporate affairs Department and oversee and steer legal and regulatory compliance.
To joining CIMERWA, Godfrey worked as the Legal advisor and Company Secretary for BRALIRWA Plc (Heineken and Coca-Cola Rwanda). He also worked with Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) as the Legal Director, Head of the Modernisation Team and Principal Internal affairs. He has a wide range of experience in legal advisory, corporate governance, teaching/lecturing law and Consulting in different areas of law.
Godfrey has in past consulted for various Non-governmental organisations (USAID, University of Massachusetts- Boston-USA, International Labour Organisation (ILO), TROCAIRE international, Great Lakes Initiative for Human Rights and Development (GLIHD), Winrock International, Tetra Link East Africa, Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR)-Rwanda, etc); and Ministries and Institutions (MINIJUST, MIFOTRA, REMA, MINEAC, ILPD, etc).
Godfrey holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Rwanda and Master’s degree in Commercial Law (LLM) from the University of Cape Town- South Africa. He also holds a Diplome d’étude en langue française from the University of Rwanda and several certificates in various areas of law, good governance and performance evaluation and management.

Karl Willem Heese

General Manager

Karl Willem Heese

General Manager


With over 26 years of professional experience in Engineering, leadership and management, Karl Willem Heese joined CIMERWA in 2016 as the General Manager;From PPC Cement Plant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa where he had served at the same position since November 2013.
With such an international experience and expertise in the field of Engineering, cement manufacturing and exemplary leadership, he has been at the center of success of CIMERWA where he is charged with operations execution strategies that has transformed the entire plant tremendously in terms of production and operation efficiency.
Prior to joining PPC, he occupied various managerial positions in manufacturing plants.
Karl has both a Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Johannesburg and University of Stellenbosch, South Africa respectively. Over the course of his professional career, he has been able to acquire other internationally recognized certifications in the field of Engineering such as Certified Energy Manager (CEM), Certified Measurement and Verification Professional (CMVP) and Professional Engineer (Pr Eng) all of which earns him a professional reputation and highly qualified executive manager in the field.
He is fluent in English, Afrikaans and German languages.

Edgar Odipo

Head, Sales & Marketing

Edgar Odipo

Head, Sales & Marketing



A high-performing and team-oriented business leader with experience in developing and driving route-to-market strategy in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Northern Tanzania, DRC & Ethiopia. Held progressive leadership responsibilities spanning +15 years in the cement industry.
His multi-functional roles in sales, marketing, customer service and supply chain management have enabled him acquire high-level commercial awareness and build rich & diverse networks. Holds an MBA with focus on strategic management from the United States International University – Africa.
Edgar currently heads CIMERWA’s Sales & Marketing department

Mugabe Rizah

Head, Supply Chain

Mugabe Rizah

Head, Supply Chain


Rizah joins CIMERWA as Head, Supply chain. She is at the helm of leadership oversight and guidance to a large supply chain management and technical team. She manages strategic relationships with business partners and clients in order to enable supply chain optimization.
Rizah joins us with a career that spans over fifteen years in Supply Chain, both in Rwanda and Kenya. Over the last eight years, she was working as Supply chain manager at Heineken Bralirwa and three years as Procurement Manager at KCB Bank tasked with local SC operations, customer service, supply planning, inbound/outbound logistics, warehousing and strategic sourcing.
She has a first-class honor master’s degree in Operations and Production from India and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the National University of Rwanda.
Rizah has excellent leadership and influence skills, able to bring vision to a group and cross departments by demonstrating strong customer service mindset required. Rizah is a strong communicator, resourceful and creative with a capability of turning ideals into plans and executing them impeccably.

Paul Nkusi

Head, Human Resource

Paul Nkusi

Head, Human Resource


Having worked in the public sector with the National Capacity Building secretariat, Supreme Court of Rwanda, Bank of Rwanda and now the private sector with CIMERWA, Paul comes with multifaceted perspectives on people management.
Paul has helped CIMERWA develop a people first culture that enables better output for the organization as a whole. Paul is a graduate of Makerere University.

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

2020

CIMERWA Clinic

The CIMERWA Clinic was established at commissioning of the plant in 1984. It includes a pharmacy, a 13-bed hospital and a laboratory manned by trained staff. It has grown over time with the addition of new services like family planning, HIV care, and immunization with vaccines provided by the Government. It now has a staff of 11, including a physician, two lab technicians, seven nurses and a cashier. In addition to the staff of the plant and their dependents, the Health Centre is open to the local population who pay a subsidized consultation fee and the medicines are made available to them at cost price. The clinic is constantly growing and has now acquired a brand new ambulance that will also be used in community outreach programs organized by the clinic.
2008

CIMERWA School

Twelve years ago, the CIMERWA School “Educateur Nursery/Primary School” had 64 students. Today in 2018, there are over 453 students, across three classes, with fourteen teachers, one headmaster, and over the last three years the school has been ranked second in performance in the Rusizi district for the national exam. In 2008, CIMERWA developed the school even more by investing RWF 123.8 million. Now, in response to a growing demand, the school is being expanded to include three years of high school so that scholars qualify for colleges and universities. Parents are part of the success as well, being largely involved in management and in a local committee that oversees the mission and vision of the school.
2010

CIMERWA Knitting Project

During one of CIMERWA’s meetings with the community, a young girl sat quietly, knitting a scarf with so much ease oblivious of the meeting’s proceedings to the admiration of others. This drew the attention of the company’s staff that saw not only a hobby at display but also a business opportunity. Two months later, a knitting project has been initiated and membership has risen to more than 20 of school going and recent graduate girls. The group meets during their free time under the coordination and mentorship of CIMERWA school teachers. They recently got their first big order of 20 scarves from South Africa. CIMERWA will continue hosting the project, provide technical skills and market the finished products. This is the beginning of a journey to economic empowerment for the girls and their families.
2014

CIMERWA Tailoring Project

CIMERWA recognized that as the need for tailored outfits for use around the factory emerged, the tailors in the community next to the plant would be a key source of technical skills. Local tailors organized themselves to work in conjunction with CIMERWA to provide the required tailory service. The tailors were given an opportunity during the company’s 30th anniversary celebrations in 2014 – they were tasked to produce 128 graduation gowns within four days for the kindergarten and primary students of the CIMERWA School. A total of 56 women worked independently under the guidance of CIMERWA and eventually delivered within the set timelines. CIMERWA remains committed to engaging these women in current and future projects aided with skilled guidance from the company.
2016

CIMERWA Turf Blocks Project

The Turf Blocks Project is an initiative by CIMERWA to engage women in the community of Bugarama to make blocks that are used for paving of parking lots for commercial structures, access roads, private residence compounds and high way escapements to prevent landslides and control heavy rainwater flow. This project currently equips 48 women in Bugarama with the technical capacity/ability to make these blocks which in turn facilitates their personal growth. This project is part of an ongoing effort by CIMERWA to add value to the Bugarama community across different sectors.

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