Mr. Manifold currently serves as a director of Clariant AG, a multinational specialty chemical company, and as an adviser to CD&R, a private investment firm. He previously served as the Group Chief Executive and a director of CRH plc, an international group of diversified building materials businesses supplying the construction industry, from 2014 to 2024. Mr. Manifold joined CRH in 1998, advancing to increasingly senior roles during his 20 years with the company, and prior to that time served as Chief Operating Officer of Allen McGuire & Partners, a private equity group. With over 25 years in the building materials industry and 10 years of chief executive experience, Mr. Manifold brings significant knowledge of corporate finance, capital markets, strategic planning, acquisitions and divestitures, and international operations. Mr. Manifold is a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland and received his M.B.A. and M.B.S. from Dublin City University.