UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13A - 16 OR 15D - 16 OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
13
December 2016
Commission File No.
001-32846
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CRH
public limited company
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
____________________________
Belgard
Castle, Clondalkin,
Dublin
22, Ireland.
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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13
December 2016
CRH plc
is pleased to announce the appointment to the Board of Ms. Gillian
L. Platt as a non-executive Director, with effect from 1 January
2017.
During
the course of her executive career, Ms. Platt (62) has held a
number of senior leadership positions in a variety of industries,
geographies and roles including human resources, corporate affairs
and strategy. Most recently she had global responsibility for
human resources and communication at Finning International, Inc.
(the world's largest Caterpillar dealer). She previously held
senior executive roles at Aviva, the multinational insurance
company.
Ms.
Platt is a non-executive Director of Interfor Corporation, a
Canadian listed company, which is one of the world's largest
providers of lumber. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the
University of Western Ontario and a Masters of Education from the
University of Toronto.
About CRH
CRH
(LSE: CRH, ISE: CRG, NYSE: CRH) is a leading diversified
international building materials group, employing c.89,000 people
at c.3,900 operating locations in 31 countries worldwide. With a
market capitalisation of c.€26.5 billion (Dec 2016), CRH is
the largest building materials company in North America and the
second largest worldwide. The Group has leadership positions in
Europe as well as established strategic positions in the emerging
economic regions of Asia and South America. CRH is committed to
improving the built environment through the delivery of superior
materials and products for the construction and maintenance of
infrastructure, housing and commercial projects. A Fortune 500
company, CRH is a constituent member of the FTSE 100 index,
EuroStoxx 50 index and the ISEQ 20. CRH's American Depositary
Shares are listed on the NYSE.
For
more information visit www.crh.com
Registered Office: No 12965.
Registered Office: 42
Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2, D02 R279, Ireland
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CRH
public limited company
(Registrant)
Date 13
December 2016
By:___/s/Neil Colgan___
N.Colgan
Company Secretary