CRH Plc
CRH:LN
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The world's leading building materials business
We manufacture and distribute a diverse range of superior building materials, products and solutions, which are used extensively in construction projects of all sizes, all across the world.
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Board of Directors
N. Hartery
Chairman
Appointed to the Board: June 2004 Nationality: Irish Age: 63 Committee membership: Acquisitions Committee; Finance Committee; Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee; Remuneration Committee Skills and experience: Nicky was Vice President of Manufacturing and Business Operations for Dell Inc.’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operations from 2000 to 2008. Prior to joining Dell, he was Executive Vice President at Eastman Kodak and previously held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer at Verbatim Corporation, based in the United States. Qualifications: C.Eng, FIEI, MBA. External appointments: Chief Executive of Prodigium, a consulting company which provides business advisory services; non-executive director of Musgrave Group plc, a privately-owned international food retailer, Eircom Limited, a telecommunications services provider in Ireland, and of Finning International, Inc., the world’s largest Caterpillar equipment dealer.
A. Manifold
Chief Executive
Appointed to the Board: January 2009 Nationality: Irish Age: 52 Committee membership: Acquisitions Committee Skills and experience: Albert was appointed a CRH Board Director in January 2009. He joined CRH in 1998. Prior to joining CRH, he was Chief Operating Officer with a private equity group. While at CRH, he has held a variety of senior positions, including Finance Director of the Europe Materials Division, Group Development Director and Managing Director of Europe Materials. He became Chief Operating Officer in January 2009 and was appointed Group Chief Executive with effect from 1 January 2014. Qualifications: FCPA, MBA, MBS
M.S. Towe
Chief Executive Officer, Oldcastle, Inc
Appointed to the Board: July 2008 Nationality: United States Age: 65 Skills and experience: Mark joined CRH in 1997 and was appointed a CRH Board Director with effect from July 2008. In 2000, he was appointed President of Oldcastle Materials, Inc. and became the Chief Executive Officer of this Division in 2006. He was appointed to his current position of Chief Executive Officer of Oldcastle, Inc. (the holding company for CRH’s operations in the Americas) in July 2008. With over 40 years’ of experience in the building materials industry, he has overall responsibility for the Group’s aggregates, asphalt and ready mixed concrete operations in the United States and its products and distribution businesses in the Americas.
M. Carton
Finance Director
Appointed to the Board: May 2010 Nationality: Irish Age: 56 Committee membership: Acquisitions Committee; Finance Committee Skills and experience: Since joining CRH in 1988, Maeve has held a number of roles in the Group Finance area and was appointed Group Controller in 2001, Head of Group Finance in January 2009 and to the position of Finance Director in May 2010. She has broad-ranging experience of CRH’s reporting, control, budgetary and capital expenditure processes and has been extensively involved in CRH’s evaluation of acquisitions. Prior to joining CRH, she worked for a number of years as a chartered accountant in an international accountancy practice. Qualifications: MA, FCA. External Appointments: Board member of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), a state body that provides asset and liability management services to the Irish Government.
P.J. Kennedy
Non Executive director
Appointed to the Board: January 2015 Nationality: Irish Age: 61 Committee membership: Acquisitions Committee; Audit Committee Skills and experience: Pat was Chairman of the Executive Board of Directors of SHV Holdings (SHV), a large family-owned Dutch multinational company with a diverse range of operational and investment activities, including the production and distribution of energy, the provision of industrial services, heavy lifting and transport solutions, cash and carry wholesale and the provision of private equity. He retired from SHV mid-2014. During a 32 year career with SHV, he held various leadership roles across SHV’s diverse portfolio of businesses, while living in various parts of the world, and was a member of the Executive Board of SHV from 2001, before becoming Executive Chairman in 2006. Qualifications: MBS, BComm.
D.A. McGovern
Junior non Executive director
Appointed to the Board: July 2013 Nationality: United States Age: 63 Committee membership: Nomination & Corporate Governance Committee Remuneration Committee. Skills and experience: Don retired from Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) in June 2013, following a 39 year career with the firm. During that time he was vice Chairman, Global Assurance at PwC, a position he had held since July 2008 and directed the US firm\'s services for a number of large public company clients. He also held various leadership roles in PwC and was, from July 2001 to June 2008, a member of, and past lead director for, the Board of Partners and Principals of the US firm as well as a member of PwC’s Global Board. Qualifications: CPA; MBA. External appointments: Director of Neuraltus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Don McGovern is Senior Independent Director
L.J. Riches
Non Executive director
Appointed to the Board: March 2015 Nationality: British Age: 53 Committee membership: Nomination & Corporate Governance Committee; Remuneration Committee Skills and experience: Lucinda spent the majority of her career in investment banking, including twenty one years in UBS Investment Bank and its predecessor firms where she worked until 2007. She held senior management positions in the UK and the US, including Global Head and Chairman of UBS’ Capital Markets Group and Vice Chairman of the Investment Banking Division.
H.A. McSharry
Non Executive director
Appointed to the Board: February 2012 Nationality: Irish Age: 53 Committee membership: Audit Committee; Finance Committee Skills and experience: Heather Ann is a former Managing Director Ireland of Reckitt Benckiser and Boots Healthcare and was previously a non-executive director of Bank of Ireland plc and IDA Ireland Qualifications: BComm, MBS. External appointments: Non-executive director of Greencore Group plc and Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc; Chairman of the Bank of Ireland Pension Fund Trustees Board; director of Ergonomics Solutions International and the Institute of Directors
H.Th. Rottinghuis
Non Executive director
Appointed to the Board: February 2014 Nationality: Dutch Age: 58 Committee membership: Acquisitions Committee; Audit Committee Skills and experience: Henk has a background in distribution, wholesale and logistics. He was until 2010, Chief Executive Officer at Pon Holdings B.V., a large, privately held international company which is focused on the supply and distribution of passenger cars and trucks, and equipment for the construction and marine sectors. He was also a member of the Supervisory Board of the Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. and the retail group Detailresult Groep. Qualifications: Master’s degree in Dutch Law. External appointments: Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Stork Technical Services and member of the Supervisory Board of the retail group Blokker Holding B.V.