People: CRH PLC (CRH.L)

Mr. Doug Black has been President and Chief Operating Officer, Oldcastle, Inc., subsidiary of CRH Plc. He started his career with CRH in 1995 as Vice President of Business Development in Oldcastle, and the following year he helped create the Oldcastle Distribution division. Doug was President of Oldcastle Precast Southeast division from 1996 to 2000, was promoted to Chief Operating Officer, Oldcastle Architectural in 2000 where he held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer from 2002 to July 2006. Doug then moved to Oldcastle Materials where he served two years as President before being appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2008. He was appointed to his current position of President and Chief Operating Officer, Oldcastle, in February 2012. Qualifications: BS, MBA.