DUBLIN, Sept 24 (Reuters) - CRH CEO Albert

Manifold will be replaced by CFO Jim Mintern at the end of the

year as he retires after a decade in charge of the largest

building materials producer in the United States and Europe, the

company said on Tuesday.

Manifold moved the company's listing to New York from London

and has overseen several successive years of earnings growth.

Dublin-headquartered CRH is the largest building materials

supplier in the United States and generates about 75% of its

core earnings there.

Mintern has worked at CRH for 22 years, the company said.

"We are very pleased to have a successor of such calibre and

are confident that Jim is best positioned to lead the CRH team,"

Chairman Richie Bouche said in a statement, which said external

candidates had also been considered.

(Writing by Conor Humphries; editing by Jason Neely)