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Sharpens the Company's Focus on Customers TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Owens Corning (NYSE:OC), a world leader in building materials systems and glass fiber composites, today announced Curt A. Barker as vice president, sales - North American building materials distribution. In this role, Mr. Barker will be responsible for Owens Corning's building materials distribution sales in North America, including insulation, foam, roofing and asphalt products. Mr. Barker has 30 years of experience in the building materials industry. He joins Owens Corning from Suncoast Roofers Supply where he was president and chief operating officer. Prior to joining Suncoast, Mr. Barker served in a variety of executive level roles at ElkCorp before the company was acquired by GAF. Most recently, he was senior vice president with responsibility for sales, marketing, product development, pricing and training for building materials. He also served as vice president of sales and marketing for the United States, Canada and international locations. "We are excited to bring a person of Curt's caliber and experience to Owens Corning," said Sheree Bargabos, president of Roofing and Asphalt. "His proven leadership and success in the roofing industry accelerates our ability to grow the businesses of our distribution customers and their contractor customers." Mr. Barker's appointment comes as Owens Corning sharpens its focus and strengthens its ability to provide customers with products that help them grow, as recently demonstrated by the company's launch of its innovative Duration(TM) Series Shingle with SureNail(R) Technology. His first priority will be to grow re-roofing and retrofit insulation opportunities. Based in Dallas, Texas, he will lead Owens Corning's building materials sales organization to create and capture value for Owens Corning and its North American building materials customers. Owens Corning also announced that Scott G. McDonald has been named vice president of business development for residential insulation. In this role, Mr. McDonald will be responsible for commercializing innovative insulating system platforms that will lead the industry. He was most recently director of North American building materials distribution sales. He also served as general manager of residential roofing and general manager of Trumbull Asphalt where he led a renewed emphasis on growth through innovation and a customer- centric business strategy. "At a time when the need for improved energy efficiency in new and existing buildings has never been more important, we are investing in innovative insulating systems for our customers that save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions," said Roy Dean, president of Insulating Systems. "After leading the successful launch of the Duration(TM) shingle that has changed the roofing industry, Scott has the experience and knowledge to grow the insulation business through a focus on new insulating systems." About Owens Corning Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) is a world leader in building materials systems and composite solutions. A Fortune 500 company for 53 consecutive years, Owens Corning people redefine what is possible each day to deliver high-quality products and services ranging from insulation, roofing and masonry products, to glass composite materials used in transportation, electronics, telecommunications and other high-performance applications. Founded in 1938, Owens Corning is a market-leading innovator of glass fiber technology with sales of $6.5 billion in 2006 and operations in 30 countries. Additional information is available at http://www.owenscorning.com/ . DATASOURCE: Owens Corning CONTACT: Media, Jason Saragian, +1-419-248-8987, or Investors, Scott Deitz, +1-419-248-8935, both of Owens Corning Web site: http://www.owenscorning.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/677350.html

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