James Hardie (NYSE: JHX) promotes David Hill to chief accounting officer
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
James Hardie Industries plc filed a Form 6-K highlighting two updates. Director Renee Peterson made an indirect, on-market purchase of 24,250 ordinary shares on 9 March 2026, increasing her economic exposure to the company. Separately, the company appointed David Hill, previously Vice President of Finance Integration and Transformation, as Chief Accounting Officer effective 17 March 2026, succeeding David Wisniewski. The company states the transition is not due to any disagreement over accounting principles, financial disclosures, or internal controls, and expects Wisniewski to remain in an advisory role to support a smooth handover.
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FAQ
What did James Hardie Industries (JHIUF) report in its March 2026 Form 6-K?
James Hardie Industries reported an insider share purchase by director Renee Peterson and a chief accounting officer transition. The filing also includes extensive forward-looking statement disclosures and risk factor references related to operations, asbestos matters, taxation, and broader economic and housing market conditions.
Who is the new Chief Accounting Officer at James Hardie Industries (JHIUF)?
David Hill was appointed Chief Accounting Officer, effective 17 March 2026. He previously served as Vice President of Finance Integration and Transformation and earlier as Vice President and Global Controller, bringing over fifteen years of accounting and finance experience with publicly traded companies to the role.
What experience does David Hill bring to the James Hardie Chief Accounting Officer role?
David Hill is a certified public accountant (inactive) with more than fifteen years of experience in accounting and finance at publicly traded companies. His background includes roles at Mars Corp., United Service Companies, Hyatt Hotels, Ernst & Young, and senior finance positions within James Hardie.
How is James Hardie Industries positioned in exterior home and outdoor living solutions?
James Hardie is described as an industry leader in exterior home and outdoor living solutions, offering fiber cement, fiber gypsum, composite and PVC decking and railing products. Its portfolio includes brands such as Hardie, TimberTech, AZEK Exteriors, Versatex, fermacell and StruXure across several international markets.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of March 2026
1-15240
(Commission File Number)
JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES plc
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
1st Floor, Block A
One Park Place
Upper Hatch Street, Dublin 2, D02, FD79, Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F..X.... Form 40-F.........
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): Not Applicable
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): Not Applicable
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Forward-Looking Statements | 3 | ||||
Exhibit Index | 5 | ||||
Signatures | 6 | ||||
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Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 6-K contains forward-looking statements. James Hardie Industries plc (the “Company”) may from time to time make forward-looking statements in its periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, on Forms 20-F and 6-K, in its annual reports to shareholders, in offering circulars, invitation memoranda and prospectuses, in media and earnings releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by the Company’s officers, directors or employees to analysts, institutional investors, existing and potential lenders, representatives of the media and others. Statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements and such forward-looking statements are statements made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Examples of forward-looking statements include:
•statements about the future integration of AZEK, including its anticipated benefits;
•statements about the Company’s future performance;
•projections of the Company’s results of operations or financial condition;
•statements regarding the Company’s plans, objectives or goals, including those relating to strategies, initiatives, competition, acquisitions, dispositions and/or its products;
•expectations concerning the costs associated with the suspension or closure of operations at any of the Company’s plants and future plans with respect to any such plants;
•expectations concerning the costs associated with the significant capital expenditure projects at any of the Company’s plants and future plans with respect to any such projects;
•expectations regarding the extension or renewal of the Company’s credit facilities including changes to terms, covenants or ratios;
•expectations concerning dividend payments and share buy-backs;
•statements concerning the Company’s Corporate and tax domiciles and structures and potential changes to them, including potential tax charges;
•statements regarding tax liabilities and related audits, reviews and proceedings;
•statements regarding the possible consequences and/or potential outcome of legal proceedings brought against us and the potential liabilities, if any, associated with such proceedings;
•expectations about the timing and amount of contributions to AICF, a special purpose fund for the compensation of proven Australian asbestos-related personal injury and death claims;
•statements regarding the Company’s ability to manage legal and regulatory matters (including but not limited to product liability, environmental, intellectual property and competition law matters) and to resolve any such pending legal and regulatory matters within current estimates and in anticipation of certain third-party recoveries; and
•statements about economic or housing market conditions in the regions in which we operate, including but not limited to, the levels of new home construction and home renovations, unemployment levels, changes in consumer income, changes or stability in housing values, the availability of mortgages and other financing, mortgage and other interest rates, housing affordability and supply, the levels of foreclosures and home resales, currency exchange rates, and builder and consumer confidence.
Words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “target,” “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “forecast,” “guideline,” “aim,” “will,” “should,” “likely,” “continue,” “may,” “objective,” “outlook” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and all such forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the following cautionary statements.
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Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations, estimates and assumptions and because forward-looking statements address future results, events and conditions, they, by their very nature, involve inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which are unforeseeable and beyond the Company’s control. Such known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause actual results, performance or other achievements to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed, projected or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors, some of which are discussed under “Risk Factors” in Section 3 of our Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 20 May 2025, include, but are not limited to: all matters relating to or arising out of the prior manufacture of products that contained asbestos by current and former Company subsidiaries; required contributions to AICF, any shortfall in AICF funding and the effect of currency exchange rate movements on the amount recorded in the Company’s financial statements as an asbestos liability; compliance with and changes in tax laws and treatments; competition and product pricing in the markets in which the Company operates; the consequences of product failures or defects; exposure to environmental, asbestos, putative consumer class action or other legal proceedings; general economic and market conditions; the supply and cost of raw materials; possible increases in competition and the potential that competitors could copy the Company’s products; compliance with and changes in environmental and health and safety laws; risks of conducting business internationally; compliance with and changes in laws and regulations; currency exchange risks; dependence on customer preference and the concentration of the Company’s customer base; dependence on residential and commercial construction markets; the effect of adverse changes in climate or weather patterns; use of accounting estimates; the AZEK acquisition; and all other risks identified in the Company’s reports filed with Australian, Irish and US securities regulatory agencies and exchanges (as appropriate). The Company cautions you that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive and that other risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from those referenced in the Company’s forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and are statements of the Company’s current expectations concerning future results, events and conditions. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information except as required by law.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
99.1 | Appendix 3Y - R Peterson | |||||||
99.2 | Chief Accounting Officer Transition | |||||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| James Hardie Industries plc | ||||||||
| Date: 17 March 2026 | By: /s/ Aoife Rockett | |||||||
Aoife Rockett | ||||||||
Company Secretary | ||||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
99.1 | Appendix 3Y - R Peterson | |||||||
99.2 | Chief Accounting Officer Transition | |||||||
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Exhibit 99.1 Appendix 3Y Change of Director’s Interest Notice | ||
Rule 3.19A.2
Appendix 3Y
Change of Director’s Interest Notice
Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.
Introduced 30/09/01 Amended 01/01/11
Name of entity | James Hardie Industries plc | ||||
ARBN | 097 829 895 | ||||
We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.2 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.
| Name of Director | Renee Peterson | ||||
| Date of last notice | 19 December 2025 | ||||
Part 1 - Change of director’s relevant interests in securities
In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust
Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.
| Direct or indirect interest | Indirect | ||||
Nature of indirect interest (including registered holder) Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest. | The registered holder of indirect interest is Cede & Co., who hold the shares on behalf of Renee Peterson, as beneficial owner. | ||||
| Date of change | 9 March 2026 | ||||
| No. of securities held prior to change | Direct: 14,834 Ordinary Shares | ||||
| Class | Ordinary Shares | ||||
| Number acquired | 24,250 Ordinary Shares | ||||
Number disposed | Nil | ||||
Value/Consideration Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and estimated valuation | US$501,535.53 | ||||
| No. of securities held after change | Current relevant interest is: Direct: 14,834 Ordinary Shares Indirect: 24,250 Ordinary Shares. The registered holder is Cede & Co., and they are held for beneficial owner, Renee Peterson. | ||||
Nature of change Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back | On-market purchase | ||||
+ See chapter 19 for defined terms. | ||
Appendix 3Y Page 1 01/01/2011
Appendix 3Y Change of Director’s Interest Notice | ||
Part 2 – Change of director’s interests in contracts
Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.
| Detail of contract | Not applicable | ||||
Nature of interest | Not applicable | ||||
Name of registered holder (if issued securities) | Not applicable | ||||
| Date of change | Not applicable | ||||
No. and class of securities to which interest related prior to change Note: Details are only required for a contract in relation to which the interest has changed | Not applicable | ||||
| Interest acquired | Not applicable | ||||
| Interest disposed | Not applicable | ||||
Value/Consideration Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and an estimated valuation | Not applicable | ||||
| Interest after change | Not applicable | ||||
Part 3 – +Closed period
Were the interests in the securities or contracts detailed above traded during a +closed period where prior written clearance was required? | No | ||||
| If so, was prior written clearance provided to allow the trade to proceed during this period? | Not applicable. | ||||
| If prior written clearance was provided, on what date was this provided? | Not applicable. | ||||
+ See chapter 19 for defined terms. | ||
Appendix 3Y Page 2 01/01/2011
March 17, 2026 | Exhibit 99.2  | ||||
Chief Accounting Officer Transition
James Hardie Industries plc (NYSE / ASX : JHX) ("James Hardie" or the "Company"), a leading provider of exterior home and outdoor living solutions, appointed David Hill, the Company’s Vice President of Finance Integration and Transformation, to succeed David Wisniewski as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, effective March 17, 2026. The transition is not due to any disagreement between Mr. Wisniewski and the Company or its Board regarding any matter related to the Company’s accounting principles or practices, financial disclosures, or internal controls.
Mr. Hill previously held the title of Vice President and Global Controller from 2016 until 2025 before transitioning into leading the finance integration efforts related to the Company’s acquisition of The AZEK Company Inc. Prior thereto, Mr. Hill served in a variety of roles at Mars Corp., United Service Companies, Hyatt Hotels and Ernst & Young. Mr. Hill is a certified public accountant (inactive) and has more than fifteen years of experience in accounting and finance with publicly traded companies. To help facilitate a smooth transition, it is expected that Mr. Wisniewski will remain with the Company in an advisory role for a period of time.
About James Hardie | ||
James Hardie Industries plc is the industry leader in exterior home and outdoor living solutions, with a portfolio that includes fiber cement, fiber gypsum, and composite and PVC decking and railing products. Products offered by James Hardie are engineered for beauty, durability, and climate resilience, and include trusted brands like Hardie®, TimberTech®, AZEK® Exteriors, Versatex®, fermacell® and StruXure®. With a global footprint, the James Hardie portfolio is marketed and sold throughout North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
James Hardie Industries plc is incorporated and existing under the laws of Ireland. As an Irish plc, James Hardie is governed by the Irish Companies Act. James Hardie’s principal executive offices are located at 1st Floor, Block A, One Park Place, Upper Hatch Street, Dublin 2, D02 FD79, Ireland.
Investor and Media Contact | ||
investors@jameshardie.com
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