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JAMES S. METCALF

Retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
USG Corporation

 

Mr. Metcalf retired in October 2016 as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of USG  Corporation.  At the time of his retirement, he had served as Chairman since December 2011 and served as Chief Executive Officer and President since January 2011 and was President and Chief Operating Officer from January 2006 until January 2011. Prior to that Mr. Metcalf held many positions at USG including president, Building Systems; president and chief executive officer, L&W Supply; senior vice president, Sales and Marketing, USG Interiors, Inc.; vice president, National Accounts, United States Gypsum Company; director, Retail Marketing, USG Corporation; director, Retail Sales, USG Interiors, Inc.; and national accounts manager, United States Gypsum Company.

Mr. Metcalf currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Executive Committee for NCI Building Systems, Inc.  He also serves on the National Association of Manufacturers Executive Committee and is a policy advisory board member for the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. Mr. Metcalf holds a bachelor's degree from The Ohio State University. He also holds a master's degree in business administration from Pepperdine University and Stanford University SEP. He has been a director since 2014.

As the Chief Executive Officer of a major manufacturer of construction materials, Mr. Metcalf brings substantial executive leadership experience to our Board.  Further, Mr. Metcalf's service in leadership roles in multiple areas within a large manufacturing company gives him particular insight into the types of strategic, operational and financial issues faced by companies such as ours.