Owens Corning announced that Chuck Dana has been appointed group president, Building Materials. 

Owens Corning announced that Chuck Dana has been appointed group president, Building Materials. Arnaud Genis has been appointed group president, Composites, succeeding Dana. Karel Czanderna, currently Building Materials group president, has resigned and will leave the company following a transition period. These changes are effective immediately.

Dana, 55, brings more than 25 years of financial and general management experience to this role.  He has contributed in a number of key leadership positions at Owens Corning since joining the company in 1996.  Dana has led the company's global composites business since 2002.  He completed the acquisition of the Saint Gobain reinforcements and composite fabrics business in 2007, and delivered outstanding results in a challenging environment.

Genis, 46, comes to the role of Composites group president from his previous position of vice president and managing director, Composites Europe.  Genis has been in his current role since the acquisition of the Saint Gobain reinforcements and composite fabrics business in 2007.  Prior to the acquisition, he was president of the global reinforcements and textile solutions business.  He has more than 20 years of experience in a variety of global composites roles.