Ecocem, Europe’s leader in low-carbon cement technologies, has proudly announced that its Director of Concrete Technology Deployment, John Reddy, has been appointed to the role of President of the Institute of Concrete Technology (ICT), the international professional body for concrete technologists and engineers.
Reddy is the first person from Ireland to hold the role of President of ICT, which has a term of two years, and follows his term as Vice President of the organisation since 2023. He will be joined by Veronika Elfmarkova, who becomes the body’s new Vice President, ahead of her becoming the ICT’s first-ever female President in 2027. Elfmarkova is Head of Commercial RMX at Holcim and is based at the Group’s headquarters in Switzerland.
Speaking on his appointment, John Reddy said: “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. 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.”
A native of Dublin, Reddy becomes the 14th President of ICT, which today (29 May 2025) is staging 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 symposium is The Pursuit of Net Zero Concrete: Materials, Design and Practical Applications, with speakers
