Joseph High

Joseph High is an accomplished C-suite executive with strategic and operational experience in several global Fortune 500 companies across diverse industries. He delivered outstanding results at corporate, group, subsidiary and plant levels in both Union and Non-union environments. Joseph excels at building and sustaining strong cultures and selecting and developing leaders and teams that meet expectations of demanding customers with excellence to drive company success and shareholder value. His talents are broad and deep. His executive experience in working closely with several corporate boards accelerated his knowledge of the board's role in company strategy, financial performance, governance, culture and executive succession. He received recognition for his role in leading CEO succession and strategies to reposition assets and cost structure to better serve customers and increase growth at Grainger, led the multiple billion dollar people integration of Conoco and Phillips Petroleum, was instrumental in Owens Corning exiting an asbestos-related bankruptcy with an investment grade credit rating and implemented high-performing manufacturing environments at Cummins Engine and Rockwell Automation. Joseph's background also includes consulting with profit and non-profit organizations. Mr. High currently serves on the executive committee and is co-chair of the Nominations and Governance Committee for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School Board of Advisors and is a former Trustee and chairperson for the Nominations and Governance Committee for the University of Toledo. He is a member of The Executive Leadership Council and The Grand Boule Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. He earned his master's degree from Central Michigan University and his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.