By Rhiannon Hoyle

James Hardie Industries PLC said it has fired Jack Truong as chief executive for code-of-conduct violations and appointed Harold Wiens as interim CEO.

Directors of the company found "Mr. Truong's conduct, while not discriminatory, extensively and materially breached the James Hardie Code of Conduct, and at a board meeting held today resolved to terminate Mr. Truong's employment, effective immediately," James Hardie said in a statement.

Write to Rhiannon Hoyle at rhiannon.hoyle@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 06, 2022 16:37 ET (21:37 GMT)

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