Armstrong World Industries
Austin So joined AWI as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary in 2022. In addition to leading the company’s legal team, he oversees AWI’s sustainability and compliance programs. Austin brings more than 20 years of broad legal experience from both corporate and private practice.
Prior to joining AWI, he was senior vice president, chief legal officer and secretary for StoneMor Inc., a publicly-traded owner and operator of cemeteries and funeral homes. From 2012 to 2016, he served as division general counsel and secretary for Heraeus Holding GMBH, a global Fortune 500 manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Germany. Austin began his legal career at Cravath, Swain & Moore LLP and worked at several other leading law firms in New York City.
Austin holds a bachelor’s degree in Government from Harvard University and a juris doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
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Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (AWI) is a global producer of ceiling systems. The Company owns and operates the Building Products (Ceilings) segment. The Company designs, manufactures and sells ceiling systems (primarily mineral fiber, fiberglass wool and metal) around the world. Its products are used in commercial and institutional buildings. Its geographical segments include Americas (including Canada); Europe, Middle East and Africa (including Russia) (EMEA), and Pacific Rim. As of December 31, 2016, it had 15 manufacturing plants in eight countries, including six plants located throughout the United States. Its Americas segment sells products for use in single and multi-family housing. It sells commercial products to building materials distributors re-selling its products to contractors, subcontractors' alliances, architect and design firms, and facility owners. Residential ceiling products are sold in the Americas primarily to wholesalers and retailers.