K. McGowan
Chairman

Kieran McGowan became Chairman of CRH in 2007 having been a non-executive Director since 1998. He retired as Chief Executive of IDA Ireland in December 1998. He is a director of a number of companies including Elan Corporation plc and United Drug plc. (Aged 65).

M. Lee BE, FCA
Chief Executive

Myles Lee joined CRH in 1982. Prior to this he worked in a professional accountancy practice and in the oil industry. He was appointed General Manager Finance in 1988, Finance Director and a CRH Board Director in November 2003 and became Group Chief Executive with effect from 1st January 2009. (Aged 56).

A. Manifold
Chief Operating Officer

Albert Manifold joined CRH in 1998. He has held a variety of senior positions in the Group, including Group Development Director, and was appointed Managing Director, Europe Materials in July 2007. He was appointed to his current position and a CRH Board Director with effect from 1st January 2009. (Aged 45).

G. Culpepper
Finance Director

Glenn Culpepper joined CRH in 1989. A United States citizen, he has held a variety of positions in the Group’s United States operations and was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Oldcastle Materials in 1995. He was appointed to his current position and a CRH Board Director with effect from 1st January 2009. (Aged 53).

N. Hartery CEng, FIEI, MBA
Non-executive director

Nicky Hartery became a non-executive Director in June 2004. He was, until October 2008, Vice President of Manufacturing, Business Operations and Customer Experience for Dell Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to joining Dell, he was Executive Vice President at Eastman Kodak and previously held the position of President and CEO at Verbatim Corporation, based in the United States. (Aged 57).

J.M. de Jong
Non-executive director

Jan Maarten de Jong, a Dutch national, became a non-executive Director in January 2004. He is Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Heineken N.V. He is a former member of the Managing Board of ABN Amro Bank N.V. and continued to be a Special Advisor to the board of that company until April 2006. He also holds a number of other directorships of European companies including AON Groep Nederland B.V. (Aged 63).

T.V. Neill MA, MSc (Econ.)
Non-executive director

Terry Neill became a non-executive Director in January 2004. He was, until August 2001, Senior Partner in Accenture and had been Chairman of Accenture/Andersen Consulting’s global board. He is a member of the Court of Bank of Ireland and a director of United Business Media Limited. He is also a member of the Governing Body of the London Business School, where he is Chair of the Finance Committee, and of the Trinity Foundation Board. (Aged 64).

W.P. Roef
Non-executive Director

Wil Roef became a non-executive Director in 1995. A Dutch national, he is a former Chief Executive Officer of Desseaux nv and a former member of the management board of DLW ag in Germany. He has served on the Supervisory Board of CRH Nederland bv since 1990. (Aged 67).

J.M.C. O'Connor B.Soc.Sc.,
Non-executive director

Joyce O’Connor became a non-executive Director in June 2004. She is President Emeritus of the National College of Ireland. She currently chairs the Digital Hub Development Agency and the Dublin Inner City Partnership. She is a non-executive director of the Hugh Lane Gallery and a Patron of Caring for Carers Association of Ireland. She is a board member of the National Centre for Partnership and Performance and the Steering Group on Active Citizenship, a Council Member of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce and an Eisenhower Fellow. (Aged 61).

D.N. O’Connor BComm, FCA
Non-executive director

Dan O’Connor became a non-executive Director in June 2006. He was, until March 2006, President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Consumer Finance - Europe and a Senior Vice-President of GE. He is a director of Allied Irish Banks, plc. (Aged 49).

W.P. Egan
Non-executive director

Bill Egan became a non-executive Director in January 2007. He is founder and General Partner of Alta Communications and Marion Equity Partners LLC, Massachusettsbased venture capital firms. He is Past President and Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association and is a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania and a member of the board of overseers of the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a director of Cephalon, Inc. and the Irish venture capital company Delta Partners Limited. He also serves on the boards of several privately held communications, cable and information technology companies. (Aged 63).

U-H. Felcht
Non-executive director

Utz-Hellmuth Felcht became a non-executive Director in July 2007. A German national, he was, until May of 2006, Chief Executive of Degussa GmbH, Germany’s third-largest chemical company. He is on the board of CIBA AG and is a partner in the private equity group One Equity Europe GmbH. He is a member of the Advisory Board of Hapag-Lloyd and of the Supervisory Boards of SGL Carbon AG, Jungbunzlauer Holding AG and Süd-Chemie Aktiengesellschaft. (Aged 61).

W.I. O'Mahony BE, BL, MBA, FIEI
Non-executive director

Liam O’Mahony joined CRH in 1971. He held various senior management positions including Managing Director, Republic of Ireland and UK Group companies and Chief Executive of American operations. He joined the CRH Board in 1992 and became Group Chief Executive in January 2000, a position he held until the end of 2008. He is Chairman of Smurfit Kappa Group plc, a director of Project Management Limited and a member of The Irish Management Institute Council. (Aged 62).

M.S. Towe
Chief Executive Officer
Oldcastle, Inc.

Mark Towe joined CRH in 1997. He was appointed President of Oldcastle Materials, Inc. in 2000 and became its Chief Executive Officer in 2006. He was appointed to his current position with effect from July 2008. A United States citizen, he has overall responsibility for the Group’s materials, products and distribution businesses in the Americas. He was appointed a CRH Board Director with effect from 31st July 2008. (Aged 59).

J.W. Kennedy M.Sc, BE, C.Eng, FIEE
Non-executive Director

John Kennedy became a non-executive Director in June 2009. Based in London, he is Chairman of Wellstream Holdings plc, a company in the energy services field, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. In a 30 year career in a number of international industrial and energy related companies, he has served as Executive Vice President of Halliburton Company, President of Dresser Enterprises and Chief Operations Officer of Brown and Root Services. Mr. Kennedy is a director of the UK Atomic Energy Authority, Integra Group and is non - executive Chairman of Maxwell Drummond International Limited, Hydrasun Holdings Limited, Welltec A/S and Bifold Fluid Power Limited. He also acts as an adviser and a consultant to several energy related companies. (Aged 59)