Karel K. Czanderna is group president of building materials at Owens Corning, a world leader in building materials and composite systems and solutions. Ms. Czanderna is responsible for the company’s insulation, roofing and asphalt, and other building materials and services businesses.

Ms. Czanderna has held leadership roles in high tech and consumer industries for more than 20 years, driving strategic growth through acquisitions and transforming markets by developing innovative, integrated solutions that benefit every partner in the value chain.

Before joining Owens Corning in 2008, Ms. Czanderna held various executive management positions. She was most recently vice president of the Cooking Products and Outdoor Kitchens businesses at Whirlpool Corporation, responsible for Jenn-Air, KitchenAid, Whirlpool, Maytag and Amana branded cooking appliances.

She also held two prior management roles after joining Whirlpool in 2002. As vice president and general manager of KitchenAid, she designed and executed the largest simultaneous all-kitchen product launch in the history of the major appliance industry.

Ms. Czanderna spent 18 years at Eastman Kodak Company, serving as vice president and general manager of the Portrait Photography Business, and as a vice president and general manager in the Copier and Printer business. During her tenure at Eastman Kodak, she lead the consolidation of a fragmented market by developing a transition path to new technology that became the industry standard.

She serves on Clarkson University’s Board of Trustees, is a member of the President’s Council of Cornell Women, and until recently, served on the A&E Factory Service Board of Managers.

Ms. Czanderna attended executive education at HarvardUniversity’s business school. She holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Clarkson University and a doctorate in materials science and engineering from Cornell University.