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
1 March 2018
Commission
File No. 001-32846
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CRH
public limited company
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
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Belgard Castle, Clondalkin,
Dublin 22, Ireland.
(Address of principal executive offices)
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This
report on Form 6-K is deemed to be filed and incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statements on Form S−8 (Nos.
333-202772, 333-6040, 333-173246, 333−165870, 333-90808,
333-10430, 333-13308 and 333-103656) of CRH plc, and to be part
thereof from the date on which this report has been furnished, to
the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently
filed or furnished
Press Release
CRH Announces Non-Executive
Board Appointment
1 March 2018
CRH plc is pleased to announce the appointment to the Board of Mr.
Richard Boucher as a non-executive Director, with effect from 1
March 2018.
Mr. Boucher (59), an Irish citizen, has extensive experience in all
aspects of financial services and was Chief Executive of Bank of
Ireland Group plc between February 2009 and October 2017. He also
held a number of key senior management roles within Bank of
Ireland, Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank. He is a past
President of the Institute of Banking in Ireland and of the Irish
Banking Federation.
Mr. Boucher is a consultant for Fairfax Financial Group and acts as
its nominee on the Board of Atlas Mara Limited, a company with
investments in banks in Africa. He is also a non-executive Director
of Eurobank Ergasias SA, a bank based in Athens, Greece which has
operations in Greece and several other European countries. He holds
a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from Trinity College, Dublin and is
a Fellow of the Institute of Banking in Ireland.
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For further information, please contact CRH plc at Dublin 404 1000
(+353 1 404 1000)
Frank Heisterkamp Head of Investor
Relations
About CRH
CRH (LSE: CRH, ISE: CRG, NYSE: CRH) is a leading global diversified
building materials group, employing c.87,000 people at c.3,800
operating locations in 31 countries worldwide. With a market
capitalisation of c.€24 billion (February 2018), 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, the
EURO STOXX 50 index, the ISEQ 20 and the Dow Jones Sustainability
Index (DJSI) Europe. 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, R02 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.
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CRH public limited company
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(Registrant)
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Date
1 March 2018
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By:___/s/Neil
Colgan___
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N.Colgan
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Company Secretary
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