Albert is the former chief executive of CRH (NYSE: CRH and LSE: CRH). He has 26 years of experience as a senior executive and leader in the global building products and materials industry. During his tenure as CEO from 2014 to 2024, CRH became one of the leading providers of building materials solutions in North America and Europe, growing from a traditional seller of cement and other base materials into full-scale construction services. Albert led CRH’s acquisition of assets from Lafarge and Holcim during their 2015 merger, the purchase of U.S.-based Ash Grove Cement Company in 2018, the divestment of CRH’s various businesses in emerging markets, and the move of the company’s primary listing to the New York Stock Exchange in 2023. These operational and portfolio repositioning initiatives yielded a 400 percent increase in CRH’s share price and growth in its market capitalization to $50 billion. Prior to joining CRH, Albert served as chief operating officer of Allen McGuire & Partners, a private equity firm based in Dublin, Ireland. He is the chairman of BP p.l.c. and a non-executive director on the boards of LyondellBasell and Mercury. Albert holds an M.B.A. and an M.B.S. in Strategic International Marketing from Dublin City University and is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants.