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[August 2004]
Senior Management Changes at CRH
CRH PLC, parent company of Ibstock Brick, has announced that Brian Hill - Managing Director of CRH Europe Products & Distribution - will retire as an executive and director as planned on 31 October 2004.
John Wittstock has been appointed as the replacement, with a formal transition in effect from 1 September 2004. John has been Chief Executive, Oldcastle Products & Distribution since 2000, this being the holding company for CRH's North American operations. He originally joined CRH as President as the Glass Group on its acquisition in 1990. He was appointed to the CRH Board in January 2002.
Joe McCullough will succeed John as Chief Executive at Oldcastle. He joined CRH in the USA in 1979 as Vice President Development. From 1991 until 2002 he was Chief Executive of Oldcastle Architectural Products Group which grew from its foundation into the national leader in its field.
The Chief Executive of CRH PLC, Liam O'Mahony, commented: "Under Brian's direction, Europe Products & Distribution has grown to be a €4 billion market leader with operations in 15 countries. We thank him for his outstanding contributions to CRH's development over a 33 year career, and wish him well in his retirement. We are confident that John and Joe, with their broad experience and achievements to date, will lead their teams on to further success into the future".
ENDS