Spanish cement maker Cementos Portland has appointed Alicia Alcocer Koplowitz as a non-executive president, the company said in a filing with stock market regulator CNMV.

Alicia Alcocer Koplowitz is the daughter of Esther Koplowitz, the owner of Cementos Portland, and has been a vice president of the board of directors of the group so far.

Her appointment was unanimously approved by the board of directors of Cementos Portland during its meeting on Monday. Alicia Alcocer Koplowitz will replace Jose Luis Saenz de Miera who resigned in February.