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Owens Corning Names Joseph C. High as Sr. Vice President Human Resources
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01/16/2005
TOLEDO, Ohio, -- Owens Corning announced today that Joseph C. High will become the company's senior vice president, human resources on January 1, 2004.
Prior to accepting the Owens Corning human resources position, Mr. High was vice president human resources for ConocoPhillips, an $80 billion, integrated energy company with 56,000 employees headquartered in Houston, Texas, where he led the company's global HR functions. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master's of science degree from Central Michigan University at Mt. Pleasant, MI.<p> "Joseph will be a welcome addition to our team. I will look to him to lead our human resource efforts through his proven human resource expertise," said Owens Corning CEO Dave Brown. "He will be a critical factor in our efforts to further align and integrate all human resources strategies with OC's business goals and vision. His unique perspective will provide invaluable guidance and management to our organization."<p> Mr. High will report to Dave Brown as a member of his leadership team. "Being selected to bring my personal leadership to Owens Corning and its Human Resource function at such an important time in its history is a great opportunity," said Mr. High. "I look forward to partnering with business leaders to ensure strategic alignment and execution of business goals and people processes to achieve high quality results for customers, employees and other key stakeholders."<P> "Maximizing the performance of intellectual capital across the company to drive and sustain business goals is a strategic imperative," added Mr. High. Mr. High replaces Ed Mirra who retired from the company after 41 years of service. Mr. Mirra officially stepped down in late August 2003 but he has continued to work with the company's HR team to ensure an orderly transition of his duties. Mr. Mirra served as Owens Corning's senior vice president, human resources since July 2000; and, prior to this position, he was vice president of Roofing Operations in the Roofing Systems Business Division, as well as vice president and general manager of Trumbull and vice president of Roofing Manufacturing Operations.<p> Owens Corning is a world leader in building materials systems and composites systems. Founded in 1938, the company had sales of $4.9 billion in 2002. Additional information is available on Owens Corning's Web site at <http://www.owenscorning.com> or by calling the company's toll-free General Information line: 1-800-GETPINK.
