CRH taps Richie Boucher as new chairman

Richie Boucher has returned to the front line of Irish business with his appointment this morning as the chairman of building materials giant CRH.

The company, Ireland’s largest with a market value of €24 billion, said the former Bank of Ireland chief executive will succeed Nicky Hartery as chairman at the beginning of 2020. Boucher joined the board of CRH as a non-executive director 18 months and head its remuneration committee.

Boucher was ...