CRH has appointed Ms. Gillian L. Platt to its board as non-executive director from from 1 January 2017. During the course of her executive career, Ms. Platt 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, the world’s largest Caterpillar dealer. She previously held senior executive rol
CRH has appointed Ms. Gillian L. Platt to its board as non-executive director from from 1 January 2017.
During the course of her executive career, Ms. Platt 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, the world’s largest Caterpillar dealer. She previously held senior executive roles at Aviva, the multi-national 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, Canada.