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DIRECTOR S’ REP ORT
The Board
The Board is committed to high
standards of corporate governance
and aims to embed our core
values of honesty, integrity and
compliance in everything we do.
Non-Executive Chairman
Jost
Massenberg
Jost Massenberg was appointed to the Board in February 2018, and was appointed as Non-Executive
Chairman of Kingspan in 2021.
(Age 65)
Germany
Independent
Relevant skills & experience: Jost is the former Chief Executive Officer of Benteler Distribution International
GmbH, and prior to that he was the Chief Sales Officer and a member of the executive board of ThyssenKrupp
Steel Europe AG. As Chairman, he brings to bear more than 30 years’ industry experience in European steel
and major manufacturing businesses, as well as his broad leadership experience as a chairman and nonexecutive director of other companies.
Qualifications: PhD Business Admin.
External appointments: Chairman of VTG Aktiengesellschaft, and a non-executive director in a number of
large private companies.
Chief Executive Officer
Gene M.
Murtagh
(Age 50)
Ireland
Gene Murtagh is the Group Chief Executive Officer. He was appointed to the Board in November 1999.
Relevant skills & experience: Gene joined the Group in 1993, and was appointed CEO in 2005. He was
previously the Chief Operating Officer from 2003 to 2005, and prior to that he was managing director of
the Group’s Insulated Panels business and of the Water & Energy business. He leads the development of
the Group’s strategy and has a deep knowledge of all of the Group’s businesses and the wider construction
materials industry.
Executive directors
Geoff
Doherty
Geoff Doherty is the Group Chief Financial Officer. He joined the Group and was appointed to the Board in
January 2011.
(Age 50)
Ireland
Relevant skills & experience: Prior to joining Kingspan, Geoff was the Chief Financial Officer of Greencore
Group plc and Chief Executive of its property and agribusiness activities. He is a qualified chartered
accountant, with extensive experience of capital markets and financial management in an international
manufacturing environment.
External appointments: Non-executive director of Ryanair Holdings plc.
Russell
Shiels
Russell Shiels is President of Kingspan’s Insulated Panels business in the Americas as well as Kingspan’s global
Data & Flooring business. He joined the Board in December 1996.
Relevant skills & experience: Russell has experience in many of the Group’s key businesses, and was previously
(Age 60)
United States Managing Director of the Group’s Building Components and Raised Access Floors businesses in Europe. He
brings to the Board his particular knowledge of the building envelope market in the Americas, as well as his
of America
understanding of the office and data centre market globally.
Gilbert
McCarthy
Gilbert McCarthy is Managing Director of the Group’s Insulated Panels businesses in the UK, Ireland, Western
Europe, Middle East and Australasia. He was appointed to the Board in September 2011.
(Age 50)
Ireland
Relevant skills & experience: Gilbert joined the Group in 1998, and has held a number of senior management
positions including managing director of the Off-Site division and general manager of the Insulation business.
He brings to the Board his extensive knowledge of the building envelope industry, in particular in Western
Europe and Australasia.
Board Committees:
68 - 69
Audit & Compliance
Nominations & Governance
Remuneration
