New board appointments at CRH

Firm appoints Mary Rhinehart and Siobhan Talbot as non-executive directors

CRH, the Dublin-based international building materials group, have appointed Mary Rhinehart and Siobhan Talbot as non-executive directors. Ms Talbot will take up her appointment on 1 December 2018.

Ms Rhinehart, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Johns Manville Corporation (a Berkshire Hathaway company), has held a wide range of global leadership roles, encompassing responsibility for business management and strategic business development. She has been at Johns Manville for nearly 40 years and has held the position of chief financial officer prior to her current roles. 

Ms Rhinehart is currently a non-executive director of CoBiz Financial Inc., and was until recently a non-executive director of Ply Gem Holdings Inc., a leading supplier of exterior building products in North America. 

Ms Talbot is group managing director of Glanbia plc, a global nutrition company with operations in 32 countries. Prior to joining Glanbia, she worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Dublin and Sydney. 

Ms Talbot is also a director of the Irish Business Employers Confederation (IBEC) and a fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland.