Owens Corning announced that Nico Del Monaco has been appointed president of the company’s Roofing business and Jose Canovas has been named president of its Insulation business.

With nearly 25 years of experience with the company, most recently as president of insulation, Owens Corning said Del Monaco brings a "strong commercial acumen, broad building products expertise, and deep operational and financial skills to lead the next phase of growth in the roofing business."

During his tenure with the company, Del Monaco has held multiple leadership roles across diverse markets, businesses, functions, and regions. As president of insulation, he led the business in strengthening its customer and market positions, adding new capacity in several product lines and improving operating efficiencies. Before that, he served as senior vice president and managing director of the company’s European operations, with responsibility for insulation as well as non-wovens products, which have since been integrated into the roofing business.

Canovas has more than 20 years of experience in the building products industry and nearly a decade serving various roles within Owens Corning’s insulation business. He joined the company in 2012 and most recently served as vice president and general manager, commercial and industrial insulation. Previously, he held roles including vice president of technical insulation, product director for North American technical insulation, and general manager of the XPS foam insulation business in the U.S. and Canada. 

“Nico and Jose have demonstrated strong enterprise leadership throughout their careers at Owens Corning and have proven track records of strengthening customer partnerships, developing high-performing teams, and generating consistent results. Their appointments reflect the strength and depth of our leadership team and position us well to continue executing our long-term growth strategy,” said Brian Chambers, chair and CEO.

“Both leaders will play critical roles in delivering on our enterprise commitment to leverage The OC Advantage across our market-leading businesses and capitalize on secular trends," Chamers added. "Their leadership will help us drive growth and create long-term value for our customers and shareholders.”

Del Monaco succeeds Gunner Smith, who announced his resignation from Owens Corning. Canovas assumes the Insulation leadership role previously held by Del Monaco. Both leaders will report directly to Chambers and serve as members of the company’s Executive Committee.

“I would also like to thank and recognize Gunner for his leadership throughout his 17-year career with the company," said Chambers. "He has been instrumental in growing our Roofing business through our best-in-class contractor engagement, operational excellence, and a focus on delivering value to our customers, which has made a lasting impact on our success.”

Smith will serve as an executive consultant focused on ensuring a successful transition of his responsibilities through his exit in early August.