New chief executive at CRH international building materials group

Albert Manifold is the new group chief executive of CRH, following the retirement of Myles Lee after 32 years with the group including five years as finance director and five years as chief executive. CRH chairman Nicky Hartery said: “We wish Myles well in his retirement and thank him sincerely for his outstanding contribution to CRH over 32 years of service, and for his excellent stewardship of CRH through the recent global financial crisis. As Albert takes up the role of chief executive, we look forwa

January 6, 2014 Read time: 1 min

Albert Manifold is the new group chief executive of 723 CRH, following the retirement of Myles Lee after 32 years with the group including five years as finance director and five years as chief executive.

CRH chairman Nicky Hartery said: “We wish Myles well in his retirement and thank him sincerely for his outstanding contribution to CRH over 32 years of service, and for his excellent stewardship of CRH through the recent global financial crisis. As Albert takes up the role of chief executive, we look forward to CRH progressing its next phase of development.”

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CRH names new chairman

Building materials giant CRH has appointed Richard Boucher as chairman designate. He will succeed present chairman Nicky Hartery on 1 January 2020.

Hartery, who has been chairman since May 2012 and a board member since 2004, will retire as chairman and from the board on 31 December 2019.

Boucher was chief executive of Bank of Ireland Group between February 2009 and October 2017, also holding a number of key senior management roles within Bank of Ireland, Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank. He jo