Executive Management


Executive Managment D. Black A. Manifold M.S Towe M. Lee H. Morris M.C. Carton E. Bax

M. Lee
Chief Executive

Nationality: Irish

Skills and experience: Myles 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 and to the position of Finance Director in November 2003. A civil engineer and chartered accountant, he has 30 years’ experience of the building materials industry and of CRH’s international expansion. He was appointed Group Chief Executive with effect from 1 January 2009.


M.C. Carton
Finance Director

Nationality: Irish

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.


D. Black

Nationality: United States

Skills and experience: Doug started his career with CRH in 1995 as Vice President of Business Development in Oldcastle, and the following year he helped create the Oldcastle Distribution division. Doug was President of Oldcastle Precast Southeast division from 1996 to 2000, was promoted to Chief Operating Officer, Oldcastle Architectural in 2000 where he held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer from 2002 to July 2006. Doug then moved to Oldcastle Materials where he served two years as President before being appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2008. He was appointed to his current position of President and Chief Operating Officer, Oldcastle, in February 2012.


H. Morris

Nationality: Irish

Skills and experience: Henry joined Irish Cement Ltd. as a graduate. He held a number of operational roles in CRH’s cement business prior to his appointment as Managing Director of CRH’s Aerobord business in 1990. Henry left to join Barlo Group plc in 1993 and returned to CRH in 2001 as Regional Director, Finland and Switzerland. He was appointed Chief Operating Officer, Europe Materials in 2007 and Managing Director of the Europe Materials Division in January 2009.


A. Manifold
Chief Operating Officer

Nationality: Irish

Skills and experience: Albert was appointed Chief Operating Officer of CRH and to the CRH Board with effect from 1 January 2009. He joined CRH in 1998. Prior to joining CRH he was Chief Operating Officer with a private equity group. He has held a variety of senior positions, including Finance Director of the Europe Materials Division and Group Development Director of CRH. Prior to his current appointment, he was Managing Director of Europe Materials.


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

Nationality: United States

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 approximately 40 years of experience in the building materials industry, he has overall responsibility for the Group’s aggregates, asphalt and readymixed concrete operations in the United States and its products and distribution businesses in the Americas.


E. Bax

Nationality: Dutch

Skills and experience: Erik joined CRH in 1984 and has worked in operational and commercial roles in various operating companies. He has held a number of senior management positions including Managing Director Europe Building Products from 2003 and Managing Director Europe Distribution from 2007. Erik was appointed Managing Director of Europe Products & Distribution in 2010.