As announced on September 24, 2024, Jim Mintern, CRH’s current chief financial officer, will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2025. A robust and comprehensive process, supported by an independent recruitment consultant, considering both internal and external candidates, is ongoing to identify Mintern’s permanent successor as chief financial officer.
Connolly, a chartered accountant, has over three decades of finance experience working at CRH and has held several senior finance roles across the Company’s European and Americas businesses. He most recently served as the director of strategic finance and previously served as finance and performance director of Europe Materials, CFO of global building products and director of group finance. Prior to CRH, Connolly was an auditor at KPMG.
Announcing the appointment, Mintern said: “Alan brings extensive and relevant expertise to the interim chief financial officer role and is deeply familiar with CRH’s business and financials. As our director of strategic finance, Alan and I have worked closely together on key finance initiatives, and I look forward to continuing to partner with him to execute on our strategy and drive value for our shareholders. We are grateful that he is stepping into this interim role while we conduct a search to identify a permanent chief financial officer.”
