DALLAS, Feb 01, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP and EXP.B) has promoted three employees to new corporate executive positions:

Dave Powers, 54, has been appointed Executive Vice President - Gypsum of Eagle Materials. He was also named President of American Gypsum Company. Mr. Powers has 32 years of experience in the gypsum industry and joined American Gypsum Company in 2002. In 1972, he began his career at USG Corporation where he held various positions at the corporate and subsidiary levels, Director of Operations at L&W Supply, and Vice President of Sales and Vice President of Marketing at USG Interiors. Mr. Powers received a B.A. in Business Administration from California State University, Fullerton.
Kerry Gannaway, 46, has been appointed Vice President - Gypsum Manufacturing of Eagle Materials. Mr. Gannaway has 23 years of experience in the gypsum industry. He is currently Senior Vice President - Manufacturing of American Gypsum Company and is on the board of directors of the Gypsum Association. Mr. Gannaway joined American Gypsum Company in 1991 as an Operations Manager at the Bernalillo, New Mexico facility. Prior to joining American Gypsum Company, Mr. Gannaway worked ten years for USG Corporation where he held various engineering and production management positions. Mr. Gannaway received a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Oklahoma State University and attended Northwestern University's Kellogg Business School for Executive Management.
Keith Metcalf, 46, has been appointed Vice President - Gypsum Sales of Eagle Materials. He was also named Vice President - Marketing, Sales and Distribution of American Gypsum Company. Mr. Metcalf has 25 years of experience in the gypsum industry. Prior to joining Eagle Materials, Mr. Metcalf worked seven years for L&W Supply Corporation, a subsidiary of USG Corporation. He joined Eagle Materials in 1986 as General Manager/VP for Florida Gypsum Services in Orlando, Florida, and later served as General Manager/VP for Rio Grande Drywall Supply in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was promoted in 1996 to Director of Sales and more was recently appointed Vice President of Sales of American Gypsum Company. Mr. Metcalf attended the University of Michigan School of Business.

Through its subsidiaries, Eagle Materials Inc. manufacturers and distributes Cement, Gypsum Wallboard, Recycled Paperboard and Concrete and Aggregates.

SOURCE Eagle Materials Inc.

Steven R. Rowley, President and CEO, or Arthur R. Zunker, Jr., Senior Vice President and CFO, both of Eagle Materials Inc., +1-214-432-2000

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