WAYNE, N.J. - Building Materials Corp. of America (BMCA), which operates under the name of GAF Materials Corp., announced that Robert B. Tafaro has been elected president and chief executive officer of BMCA.

WAYNE, N.J. - Building Materials Corp. of America (BMCA), which operates under the name of GAF Materials Corp., announced that Robert B. Tafaro has been elected president and chief executive officer of BMCA. The former chief operating officer, Tafaro joined the company in 1989. He currently serves on the board of directors at BMCA and at the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association. Tafaro replaces Bill Collins, who left BMCA to join the Katrina recovery effort at Habitat for Humanity International, and Samuel J. Heyman, who has served as acting chief executive officer over the last six months.

Heyman stated, "We are very fortunate to have someone with Bob's demonstrated leadership in the building materials industry to head our company as well as the strong and capable team of senior managers developed under Bill Collins' leadership over the years."

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