SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: James Hardie Industries, the world’s #1 producer and marketer of high-performance fiber cement and fiber gypsum building solutions, announced the appointment of Harold Wiens as Interim Chief Executive Officer.
In calendar 2017 the James Hardie Board of Directors, along with senior management, identified the need f or a strategic transformation to ensure the future growth and profitability of the company.
Based on the need identified, the Board CEO succession plan moved to finding a new CEO to lead this strategic transformation. On 1 February 2019, the Board appointed Jack Truong as CEO of James Hardie Industries, and as discussed in May 2021 investor day, the global leadership team has successfully driven the transformation into “A New James Hardie” over the past three years.
Chairman Mike Hammes commented, “The transformation that has occurred over the past three years is truly remarkable. The company now has a clear, correct and very well-defined strategy that is aligned with what the Board and management identified as necessary in 2017.
This strategy is now deeply embedded throughout the organization, from the line employee at our plants all the way to the executive leadership team.”