News Release
For immediate release:
September 6, 2011
For more information contact:
Michael B. Loughery, CertainTeed
(610) 341-7328
mike.b.loughery@saint-gobain.com
www.certainteed.com/pressroom
CertainTeed Announces New Leadership in Roofing, Siding Businesses
(Valley Forge, Pa.) – CertainTeed Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom
Smith as president of CertainTeed Roofing and Mark Rayfield as president of the Company’s
Siding Products Group, effective September 1, 2011.
“Tom and Mark have remarkable track records at CertainTeed and its parent company, SaintGobain, respectively, bringing decades of expertise and proven leadership in effective
management, innovation and sustainability,” says John Crowe, president of CertainTeed. “They
will play an integral role in ensuring that CertainTeed is at the forefront of next generation
building products and construction practices.”
In his new role, Smith is responsible for residential and commercial roofing as well as
CertainTeed’s burgeoning solar business. Smith joined CertainTeed in 1999 as vice president of
CertainTeed Commercial Roofing. In 2005, he joined the Siding Products Group as vice
president and general manager and was promoted to president in October 2005. Prior to joining
CertainTeed, he held a variety of positions in general business and operations management with
American Sunny Foods, Pacific Rice Products, Kaiser Aluminum & Chemicals and G.S.
Roofing. Smith holds a B.S in Chemical Engineering from the University of California-Davis.
He is preceded by Guillaume Texier, who recently accepted the position as president of SaintGobain’s global ceramics group.
Rayfield previously served as vice president and general manager for Saint-Gobain Abrasives in
North America and vice president for Superabrasives Worldwide. In his new role, Rayfield will
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oversee the company’s vinyl, fiber cement and polymer shake siding, fence, railing, deck and
cellular PVC trim product lines. Rayfield joined Saint-Gobain Abrasives as director of sales in
1999 and was later promoted to positions as vice president of distribution markets and sales and
marketing, respectively. He has also served as vice president of sales for Piab USA, Inc. Rayfield
studied at Clarkson University, where he earned a B.S. in Industrial Distribution and completed
the Tuck Executive Program at Dartmouth College.
About CertainTeed
Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products,
CertainTeed, headquartered in Valley Forge, Pa., has helped shape the building products industry
for more than 100 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the
firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," quickly inspired the name
CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed® is North America’s leading brand of exterior and interior
building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, foundations, pipe,
insulation, gypsum, ceilings and access covers.
A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, the world’s largest building products company, CertainTeed and
its affiliates have more than 6,000 employees and more than 65 manufacturing facilities
throughout the United States and Canada. Recognized as a 2009 and 2010 ENERGY STAR
Partner of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, CertainTeed earned the 2011
ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award, the highest level of recognition for outstanding
contributions to protecting the environment through energy efficiency. The group had total sales
of approximately $3 billion in 2010. www.certainteed.com
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