James Hardie names Terex CFO Jennifer Kong-Picarello as independent director, effective Oct 1

James Hardie Industries plc

Jennifer Kong-Picarello, 48, appointed independent Class III director effective October 1, 2026; expected to join the Board's Audit Committee in November 2026.
She is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Terex Corporation (NYSE: TEX), an approximately $8bn manufacturer of specialty vehicles and industrial equipment.
Previously CFO of Schneider Electric's €27bn-revenue Energy Management segment (2022-2025) and held CFO roles at Honeywell (2013-2022), including Intelligrated; earlier roles at Tyco and Deloitte.
Chair Nigel Stein cited her expertise in financial management, capital allocation and M&A execution and integration as James Hardie integrates its combined portfolio.
She receives standard non-employee director compensation and the standard Deed of Access, Insurance and Indemnity; no Item 404(a) related-party transactions disclosed.

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