A graduate of Purdue University, Mr. Brown assumed his current position in April 2002. Before that, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Owens Corning beginning in January 2001. Previously, he held numerous leadership positions in sales and marketing at Owens Corning, including serving as President of the Insulating Systems Business beginning in 1997, President of Building Materials Sales and Distribution beginning in 1996, and President of the Roofing and Asphalt Business beginning in 1994. Mr. Brown joined Owens Corning in 1978 after working for Procter & Gamble, Shearson Hammill and Eli Lilly. Mr. Brown is a director of BorgWarner Inc. He also is on the Board of Directors of the Toledo Museum of Art and the Dean's Advisory Council for Purdue's Krannert School of Management. He is a past board member of the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association Executive Committee, National Roofing Contractors Association Advisory Board, Thermal Insulation Manufacturers Association, and Executive Committee of the North American Insulation Manufacturers Association. A graduate of the University of Virginia, Mr. Hilliard began his career at Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York. He joined Brown Brothers Harriman in 1974 and became a partner in 1979.