CRH has appointed Jim Mintern as its next CEO. He will start in 2025 following the retirement of the current CEO, Albert Manifold, who plans to retire at the end of 2024. Manifold will continue as an advisor to CRH until the end of 2025.
Mintern is currently CRH’s Chief Financial Officer and has been a director of its board since mid-2021. He holds over 30 years of experience in the building materials industry and has worked for CRH for 22 years in various management positions. Mintern joined CRH in 2002 as the Finance Director for Roadstone and other postings since then have included Country Manager for Ireland, Managing Director of each of the Western and Eastern regions of the group’s Europe Materials Division and Chief of Staff to the CEO. He also led the transition of CRH’s primary listing to the New York Stock Exchange. Mintern is a graduate from University College Dublin with degrees in accounting and commerce.
Richie Boucher, the chair of CRH said “CRH has made enormous progress thanks to Albert’s clear vision and his leadership of a talented, hard-working team.” He continued, “Under Albert’s leadership CRH has delivered superior growth and performance with consistently improving profitability, cash generation and returns.”
