Mapei has named Jesse Osborne as the new general manager for its Mapei/GRT concrete admixtures and cement additives division, which is headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota. Osborne will report directly to Luigi Di Geso, President and CEO of Mapei North America. He will also interact closely with Mapei’s Global Liquid Admixture Group – headed by Walter Nussbaumer – and the Research & Development Center in Milan, Italy, as Mapei/GRT adds new product offerings to its portfolio. Plans are also in the works for a new concrete admixtures R&D department at the Mapei plant that is being built in Logan Township, New Jersey.