Mr. Manifold currently serves as the chair of the board of BP p.l.c., a multinational oil and gas company, 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 and advanced to increasingly senior roles, including Finance Director of the Europe Materials Division, Group Development Director, Managing Director of Europe Materials, and Chief Operating Officer (2009 to 2014). Prior to joining CRH, Mr. Manifold was Chief Operating Officer of Allen McGuire & Partners, a private equity group. As a former chief executive officer with a background in other senior management roles, Mr. Manifold has acquired extensive leadership experience in competitive industries. 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.