Owens Corning Names Chief For Cultured Stone Div.

Karel Czanderna has been appointed president of Owens Corning’s building materials group, encompassing the Cultured Stone and ProStone masonry products

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Karel Czanderna has been appointed president of Owens Corning’s building materials group, encompassing the Cultured Stone and ProStone masonry products business, plus construction services, insulation and roofing and asphalt operations. Karel brings great leadership experience from well-respected, global companies, [and] has a proven track record of innovating in response to market change, said Owens Corning Chairman Mike Thaman.

Czanderna was most recently vice president of the Whirlpool Corp. Cooking Products and Outdoor Kitchens businesses; that followed a term as vice president and general manager of Whirlpool’s KitchenAid unit, plus nearly two decades in Eastman Kodak management. She holds a doctorate in materials science and engineering from Cornell University and bachelor’s degree in physics from Clarkson University.