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Scott Deitz
Vice President, Investor Relations
& Corporate Communications
Mr. Deitz serves as vice president of investor relations and corporate communications at Owens Corning, a Fortune 500 company and a world leader in building materials and glass fiber reinforcements. The Company reported sales of $6 billion in 2008 with 16,000 employees in 30 countries. Mr. Deitz currently manages many corporate initiatives including:
• Serving as chief investor relations and global communications officer, reporting to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
• Developing, implementing and assessing all investor relations activities, including daily discussions with institutional owners and sell-side analysts
• Leading and managing corporate public and media relations, internal communication, crisis communication and issues management activities
During his nearly five years at Owens Corning, Mr. Deitz has successfully directed the company’s 2006 relisting on the New York Stock Exchange, sustained and improved Owens Corning’s position on the Fortune 500 “Most Admired Companies” list, developed and implemented comprehensive communication activities associated with sustainability and energy efficiency, and developed an ongoing relationship with T. Boone Pickens and his team, including positioning Owens Corning as the first corporate sponsor of “The Pickens Plan.”
Throughout a career encompassing more than 25 years of experience in investor relations, corporate communications and government affairs, Mr. Deitz has led successful communications teams at leading global companies in the paper and forest products sector, the food industry and at an internationally-recognized health care and disability rights organization.
Mr. Deitz is a past chair and current member of the Owens Corning Disclosure Committee, and Business Code of Conduct Committee. He is also an active member of the National Association of Investors Corporation (NAIC), the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).
Mr. Deitz earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has completed the Executive Development Program at the Kellogg Management School of Business at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., as well as the International Management Training at Krauthammer International in Stockholm, Sweden.
