OREANDA-NEWS. CRH plc, the international building materials group, announces that Ms. Rebecca McDonald has advised the Company of her intention to resign from the CRH Board with immediate effect.

Commenting on this, CRH Chairman, Nicky Hartery said, "CRH has benefitted significantly from Rebecca’s international and industry experience during her time as a non-executive Director of CRH. Due to family commitments she is retiring from the Board. We wish Rebecca well for the future."

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.€24.3 billion (September 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, the EURO STOXX 50 index and the ISEQ 20. CRH’s American Depositary Shares are listed on the NYSE.