PPG announces executive leadership changes
24 Septiembre 2024 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that Kevin Braun, currently
senior vice president, industrial coatings segment, will become
senior vice president, operations, effective October 1, 2024. Braun
will succeed Ram Vadlamannati, who announced his intention to
retire from PPG after 25 years with the company. Vadlamannati will
leave the company at the end of the year. Braun will continue to
report to Tim Knavish, PPG chairman and CEO, and serve on PPG’s
operating committee. In his new role, Braun will lead the
operations organization that includes PPG’s supply chain,
operational excellence, manufacturing operations, procurement, and
environment, health and safety functions. He will also maintain
executive oversight accountability for packaging coatings, and
specialty coatings and materials. The automotive OEM and industrial
coatings businesses, which remain part of the industrial coatings
segment, will transition to report directly to Knavish.
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Kevin Braun will become PPG senior vice
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“I want to congratulate Ram on a successful career with PPG and
thank him for his many contributions,” said Tim Knavish, PPG
chairman and CEO. “Ram has been a trusted leader, friend and
advisor to me over the last 25 years and in particular as we’ve
increased our focus on PPG’s global operations. I also want to
recognize Kevin on his next leadership role as we remain focused on
strengthening our global operations and the key functions that are
a part of this team. This is a critical area of our growth
strategy, and I am confident that Kevin and his team will
deliver.”
Braun began his career at PPG in 1991 as a production engineer
at the Delaware, Ohio, coatings manufacturing facility. He then
joined the industrial coatings business in 1994 as a sales/service
representative in the appliance division, and in 1997 relocated to
Pittsburgh, Pa., as market development manager of the former fiber
glass business. In 2000, Braun returned to industrial coatings as
market manager, consumer electronics, and in 2001, he became a
regional sales manager for industrial coatings. In 2003, Braun
relocated to Charlotte, N.C., to join the architectural coatings
business as national sales manager for the Lowe’s account, and then
to Dallas, Texas, when he became sales director for architectural
midwest dealers and stores in 2007. Later that year, Braun
relocated to Sydney, Australia, as general manager, architectural
coatings, Australia and New Zealand, until he relocated to
Pittsburgh, in 2011 as the general manager of silica products. In
August 2013, Braun was first elected vice president, global raw
materials and Americas purchasing, and then transitioned to vice
president, industrial coatings, Americas. Braun was promoted to a
global leadership role for the business unit in March 2020. He
became interim industrial segment leader and assumed oversight
accountability for the Asia-Pacific region in 2022. In 2023, Braun
was named senior vice president, industrial coatings segment.
Vadlamannati joined PPG with the acquisition of ICI Autocolor in
1999. In 2000, he was named president, director of PPG Indonesia
based in Jakarta. In 2001, he was appointed manufacturing and
supply chain director for PPG's automotive refinish business.
Vadlamannati was named markets director, refinish, EMEA (Europe,
Middle East and Africa), in 2003, and then became general manager
for automotive refinish in the region in 2005. In 2010, he was
appointed vice president, automotive refinish, EMEA, based in
Rolle, Switzerland, and assumed direction for architectural
coatings operations in Western Europe in March 2011. Vadlamannati
was named vice president, architectural coatings – EMEA, in 2012
and he was appointed senior vice president, protective and marine
coatings in 2016, and added regional leadership responsibility as
president, EMEA in 2019. He was appointed to lead operations in
Jan. 2023, and he has served on PPG’s operating committee since
Sept. 2015.
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