The Board of Directors of Saint-Gobain Corporation, the holding company for the US- and Canadian-based businesses of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (Paris), has elected two senior vice presidents and three…
The Board of Directors of Saint-Gobain Corporation, the holding company for the US- and Canadian-based businesses of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (Paris), has elected two senior vice presidents and three vice presidents of the company. John Mesher, who had been vice president, general counsel and secretary, was elevated to senior vice president. Mr. Mesher joined CertainTeed Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, as senior counsel in 1988. In 1991, he was named deputy general counsel and sssistant secretary of Saint-Gobain Corporation. He was promoted to vice president, general counsel and secretary in 1997. A member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the American Corporate Counsel Association, Mr. Mesher holds a B.A. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from Duquesne University Law School. Shawn Puccio, who had been vice president, finance, was promoted to senior vice president of the company. She joined Saint-Gobain in 2002 as vice president, internal control services, and became vice president, finance, in 2005. Ms. Puccio has a Bachelor“s of Business Administration in accounting from Marquette University, as well as an MBA. in finance and operations management from Wharton. Ms. Puccio is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, as well as the Forum of Executive Women. Karen Cawkwell was elected vice president, communications, effective 5 July 2006. She succeeds Dorothy Wackerman, who is retiring from the company. Ms. Cawkwell is currently director of communications for Saint-Gobain“s United Kingdom/Ireland organization. She joined Saint-Gobain as communications manager in the United Kingdom in 1997, and became director in 2000. Ms. Cawkwell has a degree in American Studies from the University of Nottingham in England. Catherine Ferrante was elected vice president, delegation human resources and administrative services. She had previously been director of human resources and administrative services. Ms. Ferrante joined the company in 1974 as a legal assistant with CertainTeed. She has held various administrative management positions throughout her career with Saint-Gobain. While maintaining responsibility for the administrative services function, Ferrante began managing the Saint-Gobain Corporation human resources function for the company“s corporate departments in 1994 and was named director of administrative and human resources services. Ms. Ferrante holds a Bachelor“s Degree in Business Administration from Villanova University. Robert Pierce was elected vice president, corporate compensation and benefits. He had previously been director of corporate compensation and benefits. Mr. Pierce joined Saint-Gobain in 1994 as corporate benefits manager, a position he held until 2004, when he was appointed director, benefits and corporate compensation. Mr. Pierce belongs to several professional human resources organizations, including the International Foundation of Employee Benefits, the Council on Employee Benefits, and the Pennsylvania Employee Benefit Association. He holds both a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration degree from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.