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Mike Thaman—Housing Recovery Mike Thaman will discuss the emerging housing recovery and housing trends. He will explore the significant impact and correlation that housing plays in the ups and downs of the U.S. and global economies. Mr. Thaman will relate this all back to what we are seeing in Toledo’s housing market. He is the chairman of the board and CEO of Owens Corning, a world leader in building materials and composite systems. Mr. Thaman was named a member of the board of directors in January of 2002 and elected chairman later that year. He was appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer in April of 2000. Since joining the company in 1992, Mike has held positions in manufacturing, corporate development and international business. He was named vice president and president of Owens Corning's exterior systems business in 1999. In 1997, he became vice president and president of the company's engineered pipe systems business, headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. Prior to joining Owens Corning, Mr. Thaman spent six years as a strategy consultant at Mercer Management Consulting where he was a vice president in the New York office.