DALLAS, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eagle Materials Inc.
(NYSE: EXP and EXP.B) has promoted three employees to new corporate executive
positions:
-- Dave Powers, 54, has been appointed Executive Vice President - Gypsum
of Eagle Materials. He was also named President of American Gypsum
Company. Mr. Powers has 32 years of experience in the gypsum
industry and joined American Gypsum Company in 2002. In 1972, he
began his career at USG Corporation where he held various positions
at the corporate and subsidiary levels, Director of Operations at L&W
Supply, and Vice President of Sales and Vice President of Marketing
at USG Interiors. Mr. Powers received a B.A. in Business
Administration from California State University, Fullerton.
-- Kerry Gannaway, 46, has been appointed Vice President - Gypsum
Manufacturing of Eagle Materials. Mr. Gannaway has 23 years of
experience in the gypsum industry. He is currently Senior Vice
President - Manufacturing of American Gypsum Company and is on the
board of directors of the Gypsum Association. Mr. Gannaway joined
American Gypsum Company in 1991 as an Operations Manager at the
Bernalillo, New Mexico facility. Prior to joining American Gypsum
Company, Mr. Gannaway worked ten years for USG Corporation where he
held various engineering and production management positions. Mr.
Gannaway received a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Oklahoma
State University and attended Northwestern University's Kellogg
Business School for Executive Management.
-- Keith Metcalf, 46, has been appointed Vice President - Gypsum Sales
of Eagle Materials. He was also named Vice President - Marketing,
Sales and Distribution of American Gypsum Company. Mr. Metcalf has
25 years of experience in the gypsum industry. Prior to joining
Eagle Materials, Mr. Metcalf worked seven years for L&W Supply
Corporation, a subsidiary of USG Corporation. He joined Eagle
Materials in 1986 as General Manager/VP for Florida Gypsum Services
in Orlando, Florida, and later served as General Manager/VP for Rio
Grande Drywall Supply in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was promoted in
1996 to Director of Sales and more was recently appointed Vice
President of Sales of American Gypsum Company. Mr. Metcalf attended
the University of Michigan School of Business.
Through its subsidiaries, Eagle Materials Inc. manufacturers and
distributes Cement, Gypsum Wallboard, Recycled Paperboard and Concrete and
Aggregates.
SOURCE Eagle Materials Inc.
 back to top
Related links:
http://www.eaglematerials.com
CONTACT:
Steven R. Rowley, President and CEO, or
Arthur R. Zunker, Jr., Senior Vice President and CFO, both of
Eagle Materials Inc., +1-214-432-2000
|
