Exterior building products manufacturer Cornerstone Building Brands announced James Metcalf will retire as CEO, effective September 6. As part of the transition, Metcalf will continue in the role of executive chairman of the board through March 31, 2022. Rose Lee will succeed Metcalf as president and CEO and will join the board as a director of the company.
“Leading Cornerstone Building Brands since its inception has been such an honor for me,” Metcalf said in a prepared statement. “Together, we worked diligently to deliver on our strategy towards profitable growth and strengthen our industry leadership. This has been a remarkable journey of transformation and growth and the company is well prepared for this leadership transition.”
The Cornerstone board of directors said Lee’s background and experience working with industry-leading manufacturing companies makes her an “excellent addition to the company.”
“I am extremely excited to join Cornerstone Building Brands as CEO and lead its next growth chapter,” Lee said. “I look forward to working with my 20,000 colleagues to scale our impact as a premier exterior building products company.”
Lee has held multiple senior leadership roles with DuPont, most recently serving as president of the water and protection business and at Saint-Gobain, where she led building products businesses for the residential end-markets. Lee joined DuPont in 2015 as global business director of DuPont Kevlar and Aramid Intermediates. In 2016, she assumed the role of president of DuPont Protection Solutions and was named president of safety and construction in 2017. Prior to working for Saint-Gobain, the new Cornerstone CEO held various engineering and management positions at Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies company.
“Rose’s background, skills, and expertise give the board full confidence that she is the right person to serve as the next leader of Cornerstone Building Brands as it continues positioning for growth and value creation,” Metcalf said. “I have full confidence that Rose and our management team will continue to provide dynamic leadership to create even greater success for our customers, shareholders, and employees.”
Based in Cary, N.C., Cornerstone Building Brands is a manufacturer of exterior building products for residential and low-rise non-residential buildings in North America.
