James Hardie Industries plc

Thank you for standing by and welcome to the James Hardy Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Results Briefing. Today's briefing is hosted by James Hardy's CEO, Mr. Aaron Erta, and CFO, Mrs. Rachel Wilson. After the briefing, we will open the lines to Q&A and I will remind participants to limit your questions to one plus a follow-up. After the Q&A, I'll turn it back to Mr. Erta for closing remarks. I would now like to hand the conference over to James Hardy, CEO. Mr. Aaron Erda, please go ahead, sir.

Thank you, operator. Good morning and good evening to everyone, and welcome to our second quarter fiscal year 2024 results briefing. Turning to page two, you will see our standard cautionary note on forward-looking statements. Please note that the presentation today does contain forward-looking statements. and the use of non-GAAP financial information. Also, except where we explicitly state otherwise during our prepared remarks, all references to monetary amounts should be assumed to be in U.S. dollars. Moving to page three, you will see our agenda for today. Before we begin, I would like to take a moment to introduce you to our new Chief Financial Officer, Rachel Wilson. Rachel brings an impressive track record of over 25 years of experience, including extensive involvement in corporate finance, capital markets, leadership and development of high performing teams, along with a demonstrated focus on driving profitable growth. We are thrilled to have Rachel join our team, and I am looking forward to partnering with her as we continue to harness James Hardy's momentum. Over the last year, We have continued to add talent, invest in the development of our team, and align our structure to support our strategy. In my first year, we have consciously built our talent in select areas, such as HR, marketing, and technology, while also supporting our existing team. Rachel will now share with you in her own words why she chose to join the James Hardy team.

Thanks, Erin. I'm grateful for the warm welcome and onboarding support that I have received. First off, I want to tell you how excited and honored I am to be joining James Hardy as CFO. In choosing to be here, I've quite literally voted with my feet. And why is that? In simple terms, I believe James Hardy is an exceptional growth business with a significant strategic moat that is supported by a team and values that I'm eager to be a part of. My experience as a public company CFO and former Wall Street investment banker brings unique financial skills and leadership experience to the James Hardy executive team. Under Aaron's leadership, I believe we can further drive sustainable, profitable growth and development of our people. I'm in my 12th week here, and I've spent much of my time thus far meeting the team, engaging with them as functional groups as well as individually, and learning about our business. I can certainly attest to the fact that the momentum here is palpable. Finally, I'm very much looking forward to getting to know the investment and analyst community and continue to take you on our journey of being homeowner-focused, customer- and contractor-driven. I'm energized to be on this team, and I believe in our right to win. With that, I'll turn it back over to Aaron before I discuss our second quarter results. Aaron?