The Board

Eugene Murtagh is the founder and non-executive chairman of the Group.

Gene Murtagh is the Group chief executive, having previously been chief operating officer from 2003 to 2005. Prior to that he was managing director of the Group’s Insulated Panel business and of the Environmental business. He joined the Group in 1993, and was appointed to the Board in 1999.

Dermot Mulvihill is the Group finance director. He is a qualified chartered accountant (F.C.A., M.B.A.), having worked in a leading professional practice prior to this appointment to his current position in 1986.

Peter Wilson is managing director of the Group’s Insulation business. He has been with the Group since 1981, and was appointed to the Board in 2003.

Russell Shiels is president of the Group’s Access Floors and Insulated Panels businesses in North America. He was previously managing director of the Group’s Building Components and Raised Access Floors businesses in the UK. He was appointed to the Board when he joined the Group in 1996.

Noel Crowe is managing director of the Group’s Environmental & Renewables division. He joined the Group in 2001, having previously held a number of senior management positions in the ABB Group, and was appointed to the Board in 2004.

Brendan Murtagh has been with the Group for 37 years, during which time he held a number of senior executive roles. Since his retirement from his executive role in December 2007, he has continued as a non-executive director.

Tony McArdle joined the Board in 2003. He was previously a director of Ulster Bank where he had been head of corporate banking and chief executive of retail banking as well as holding a number of other senior positions. He is a non-executive director of several large private companies.

David Byrne was appointed to the Board in January 2005. He served as EU Commissioner with responsibility for Health and Consumer Protection from 1999 to 2004. Prior to becoming EU Commissioner, he served as Attorney General for two years. Currently he is a Deputy Chairman of DCC plc., Chairman of the Advisory Committee to the National Treasury Management Agency and of the Board of the National Concert Hall, and Chancellor of Dublin City University.

Brian Hill joined the Board in 2005. He was formerly a director of CRH Plc where he was Head of the Europe Products & Distribution division. He is also a non-executive director of Wavin NV.

Helen Kirkpatrick joined the Board in 2007. She is also a non-executive director of UTV Plc and of a number of private and not for profit companies, and was formerly a non-executive director of the International Fund for Ireland, Enterprise Equity and NI-CO Ltd. She is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Danny Kitchen rejoined the Board in March 2009, having previously been a director of Kingspan from 1994 to 2003. He is also appointed by the Irish Stock Exchange as its nominated director on the Irish Takeover Panel, and is a non-executive director of the Irish Nationwide Building Society since October 2008. Previously, he held a number of senior executive positions including as director of IBI Corporate Finance, finance director of Green Property Plc. and Deputy CEO of Heron International Limited.

Lorcan Dowd qualified as a solicitor in 1992. He was appointed Group company secretary in 2005. Before joining the Group he was director of Corporate Legal Services in PricewaterhouseCoopers in Belfast, having previously worked in private practice.