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Eduardo Cordeiro

Director at Owens CorningOwens Corning
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About Eduardo E. Cordeiro

Independent director of Owens Corning since 2019; age 57. Former EVP & CFO of Cabot Corporation (2009–2018) and President, Americas (2014–2018), with prior roles in corporate strategy and business unit general management; early career at The Boston Consulting Group and as a founding partner of The Economics Resource Group. Chairs Owens Corning’s Finance Committee, serves on the Compensation Committee and Executive Committee; also serves on FMC Corporation’s board (Audit Chair since 2014), bringing deep financial, capital markets, and specialty materials sector expertise to OC’s capital allocation and risk oversight .

Past Roles

OrganizationRoleTenureCommittees/Impact
Cabot CorporationExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer2009–2018Led capital markets, accounting systems/controls; complements OC’s disciplined capital allocation .
Cabot CorporationPresident, Americas2014–2018Operational leadership in complex global industrials; supports OC’s adjacencies strategy .
Cabot CorporationVP Corporate Strategy; GM (Fumed Metal Oxides & Supermetals)Various (within 20-year tenure)Corporate strategy and specialty materials P&L experience .
The Boston Consulting GroupConsultantPrior to CabotStrategic operations expertise .
The Economics Resource GroupFounding PartnerPrior to CabotEconomic analysis and strategic advisory background .

External Roles

OrganizationRoleTenureCommittee Positions
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC)DirectorSince 2011Audit Committee Chair since 2014 .

Board Governance

  • Committee assignments (2024): Finance (Chair), Compensation (member), Executive (member) .
  • Independence: Board determined Cordeiro is independent under NYSE standards; 90% of OC’s nominees are independent; all standing committees other than Executive are fully independent .
  • Attendance: In 2024 the Board met 8 times; each director attended at least 75% of board and committee meetings on which they served. Committee meeting counts: Audit (8), Compensation (6), Finance (4), Governance & Nominating (5) .
  • Overboarding policy: Non-employee directors limited to four public company boards; Audit Committee members limited to two other public company audit committees. Cordeiro’s external audit chair role at FMC is within policy .
CommitteeRole2024 Meetings
FinanceChair4
CompensationMember6
ExecutiveMember— (acts between meetings)

Fixed Compensation (Non-Employee Director – 2024)

ComponentAmount (USD)
Cash Fees Earned/Paid$118,000
Stock Awards (grant-date fair value)$177,000
Total$295,000
Structure referenceStandard annual Board retainer $280,000; Finance Chair retainer $15,000; minimum 60% stock election; no meeting fees or perquisites for directors .

Performance Compensation

  • Non-employee directors do not receive performance-based cash bonuses or PSUs; compensation is a mix of cash and time-based equity retainer (minimum 60% stock), aligned to shareholder interests via stock ownership guidelines .
  • Clawbacks, anti-hedging, anti-pledging policies in place (company-wide) reinforce governance discipline for incentive-linked compensation across OC, though directors’ pay itself is not performance-conditioned .

Other Directorships & Interlocks

CompanySector Overlap with OCInterlock/CommitteePotential Conflict Notes
FMC CorporationSpecialty chemicals; adjacent materials knowledge beneficialAudit ChairOC disclosed no related-person transactions in 2024; Audit Committee reviews any such transactions under Item 404 policy .

Expertise & Qualifications

  • Financial, capital markets, and controls expertise from CFO tenure; strategic operations across specialty materials and chemicals .
  • Finance Committee leadership at OC, Audit Chair experience at FMC augments Board’s risk management and financial reporting oversight .
  • Skills matrix categories cited for nominees include financial and strategy/corporate development proficiency, consistent with his background (Board-wide) .

Equity Ownership

MetricValue
Beneficial Ownership (Common Stock)12,322 shares (includes certain DSUs deliverable within 60 days) .
Deferred Stock Units (not deliverable within 60 days)1,106 units .
Total Reported (Beneficial + DSUs/Deferred)13,428 .
Shares Outstanding (record date)85,537,231 .
Ownership as % of Outstanding~0.016% (13,428 / 85,537,231) .
Stock Ownership Guidelines (Directors)5x maximum annual cash retainer; for OC’s $280,000 cash retainer → $1.4M guideline .
Compliance with GuidelinesAll outside directors with >3 years tenure meet/exceed guidelines (Cordeiro qualifies; director since 2019) .
Hedging/PledgingProhibited under Insider Trading Policy (no pledges permitted) .

Governance Assessment

  • Board effectiveness: Cordeiro’s Finance Chair role strengthens oversight of capital structure, M&A, and strategic financing; his Compensation Committee service supports pay governance rigor alongside Meridian Compensation Partners as independent advisor to the committee .
  • Independence & engagement: Independent status, service across key committees, and at least 75% attendance in a year with robust meeting cadence signal active governance participation .
  • Alignment: Director pay mix (60%+ stock) and stringent ownership guidelines (5x cash retainer) align with shareholders; anti-hedging/pledging policies and comprehensive clawbacks enhance investor confidence .
  • Conflicts/Related-party exposure: Company reports no related-person transactions for FY2024; formal review/approval mechanisms via Audit Committee and Directors’ Code reduce conflict risk .
  • RED FLAGS: None disclosed specific to Cordeiro. Overboarding risk appears low relative to OC policy (OC board + FMC board; audit leadership at FMC within audit committee limits) .
  • Shareholder sentiment context: 2024 Say-on-Pay passed with >87% approval, indicating broad support for OC’s pay and governance framework (useful backdrop for Compensation Committee oversight where Cordeiro serves) .