Gunner Smith

Gunner Smith began serving as Chief Executive Officer for Cornerstone Building Brands on Aug. 11.

Prior to joining Cornerstone Building Brands, Mr. Smith served as president of Roofing at Owens Corning, an $11 billion leading building products manufacturer, a position he held since 2018. In this role, he had responsibility for a market-leading roofing business in the United States and Canada focused primarily on roofing shingles and components that go to market through distributors, home centers and lumberyards, as well as the global nonwovens fabric business. He also served as vice president of sales, distribution and home centers and in other positions leading sales, marketing and pricing roles during his 17-year tenure with Owens Corning. Prior to joining Owens Corning, Mr. Smith served as National Sales Manager at PlyGem®, now part of Cornerstone Building Brands. Earlier in his career, he served in sales management roles for eight years at Elk Corporation. He has a strong track record of delivering growth, executing strategy and building trusted customer relationships in the building products industry.

Mr. Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Mississippi State University and completed the Executive Program in Strategic Sales Management at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.