Albert Manifold (born 1962) is an Irish business executive, who was the

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CRH plc CRH plc is an international group of diversified building materials businesses whose headquarters is in Dublin, Ireland. It manufactures and supplies a wide range of products for the construction industry. The group was formed through a 1970 m ...

from January 2014 to 2024. In July 2025, he was appointed chairman of oil giant BP.

Career

Manifold had been

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and a board member of CRH from January 2009 until his appointment as CEO in 2014. In 2024, Manifold exited his role at CRH. In July 2025 he was appointed chairman of BP, effective 1 October 2025, replacing

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Personal life

Manifold's parents ran a hardware store in the Dublin suburb of

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. He later went on to attend

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and qualified as an accountant. He lives in

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