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Study Group: Council Members Knowledgeable on Brick Industry(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 34

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as aerospace & defense, building materials, chemicals, construction, oil & gas, timber & forest products, utilities & power generation, mining, agriculture, industrial equipment and transportation, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Keith Jones
President
Material Advisory Group, Inc.

Keith Jones is the President of Materials Advisory Group, a consulting firm providing specialized financial and management services exclusively to companies in the construction materials, mining and industrial minerals industries. Mr. Jones specializes in conducting and managing merger and acquisition...

Russell Kennedy
President and Chief Executive Officer
Enap, Inc.

Russell Kennedy is the President and Chief Executive Officer at ENAP, a lumber and building materials cooperative. Mr. Kennedy is responsible for managing and developing building materials business to secure financing. He has experience in identifying and negotiating acquisitions for future growth in...

Graham Smith
Managing Director
Adidome Ceramics Company Limited

Graham Smith is a Managing Director of Adidome Ceramics Company Limited. Mr. Smith has more than 40 years of experience in private sector Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) development, productivity improvement, market development, business support services, regulatory and environmental issues, and...

Kirk Coyne, President and Chief Executive Officer, KSC Ventures IncKirk Coyne
President and Chief Executive Officer
KSC Ventures Inc

Kirk Coyne is the President and Chief Executive Officer of KSC Ventures, Inc., a management company with interests in an architectural/building stone business in Texas. Mr. Coyne is also the President of Renaissance Management Services, a consulting and business advisory firm. He has more than 20 years...

Louis Rossi
Senior Partner
Principia Partners LLC

Louis Rossi is a Senior Partner with Principia Partners. Mr. Rossi has more than 20 years of consulting experience, working with many of the Fortune 500 chemical and building products companies at senior management levels. Prior to founding Principia Partners, he directed a chemicals practice at Opinion...

George Collins
Chief Operating Officer
Hunt Club Animal Bedding, LLC

George Collins is the Chief Operating Officer at Hunt Club Animal Bedding, LLC, a leading corrugated processor/supplier to the $1.5B equine stall bedding industry. In his present capacity, Mr. Collins works closely with all leading U.S. paper, pulp, and corrugated producers. Previously, Mr. Collins...

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Cemex Pricing Increase Overly Optimistic | 09-03-2008
Analysis of: Cemex Hikes Cement Prices By $25 Per Cubic Yard | www.aggregateresearch.com
Author: Keith Jones, President, Material Advisory Group, Inc.

Cemex announced an across-the-board $25/yard price increase for ready mixed concrete for all its operations in the U.S.  This increase is an overly simplistic plan for improving the profitability of the company in the U.S.  Cemex ignores the economics of supply and demand and the...

Multinational Cement Companies Continue Consolidation | 09-03-2008
Analysis of: Europe Slowdown Could Crumble Cement Makers | www.forbes.com
Author: Keith Jones, President, Material Advisory Group, Inc.

Acquisitions within the construction materials industry have continued in strong fashion, with multinational cement producers leading the way.  Bigger and bigger deals are being put together by the world's largest cement producers, both in the U.S. and abroad.  These producers...

"A 21st Century Gateway to Britain"........Not Quite, Your Majesty | 04-09-2008
Analysis of: Heathrow’s older terminals still a disgrace, travellers say | travel.timesonline.co.uk
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

These dedication words by the Queen last March, when T5 officially opened, really fall short. Although this new terminal is a much improved facility, it does not help the airport's overall problems. To conduct a fair analysis on Heathrow, we must first accept a painful reality: it is...

Another Proof of Overwhelming Support and Need for Public Transportation | 04-07-2008
Analysis of: High-speed rail bond has strong Bay Area support | www.examiner.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

This recent poll of Bay Area residents has provided us sufficient proof of an urgent need for public transportation in this corridor. The majority of the population in the area agrees with the high-speed train, with an overwhelming 67% voting in favor of the bond. Lets reiterate...

"Bonne Chance" New Orleans! | 03-17-2008
Analysis of: Cargo competition | www.neworleanscitybusiness.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Good luck to the Port of New Orleans with their 2020 Master Plan development projects. By expanding their cargo yards and creating new rail intermodals, they will be able to load/unload containers directly onto ships and trains with single crane moves. Cargo operations will be more efficient and...

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