Board & Leadership

Board of directors

Kathy L. Fortmann Chief Executive Officer of Amyris, Inc.; PPG Director

Kathy L. Fortmann has served on the PPG board since 2024 and is Chief Executive Officer of Amyris, Inc. since May 2024. She has 35 years of industry experience across the specialty and fine chemicals, food ingredients and agriculture industries, including senior leadership roles at International Flavors & Fragrances, FrieslandCampina and Cargill.

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Since 2024
Melanie L. Healey Former Group President, North America of The Procter & Gamble Company; PPG Director

Melanie L. Healey has served on the PPG board since 2016 and is the former Group President, North America of The Procter & Gamble Company. She spent 25 years at P&G (1990 to 2015) in roles culminating as President and Advisor to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, with extensive consumer goods, branding and international experience.

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Since 2016
Gary R. Heminger Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marathon Petroleum Corporation; PPG Director

Gary R. Heminger has served on the PPG board since 2017 and is the retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marathon Petroleum Corporation, where he worked from 1975 to 2020. He has over 40 years of leadership and financial expertise in a complex petroleum refining, transport, marketing and retail business.

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Since 2017
Timothy M. Knavish Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PPG Industries, Inc.

Timothy M. Knavish is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PPG Industries, Inc. since October 1, 2023, and has served on the board since 2022. A PPG employee since 1987, he has held executive-level positions since 2010 across all of PPG's segments in the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific.

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Since 2022
Michael W. Lamach Retired Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Trane Technologies plc; PPG Independent Lead Director

Michael W. Lamach has served on the PPG board since 2015 and is PPG's Independent Lead Director. He is the retired Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Trane Technologies plc (formerly Ingersoll-Rand), where he led global companies selling diverse products to industrial and consumer customers.

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Since 2015
Kathleen A. Ligocki Former Chief Executive Officer of Agility Fuel Solutions, LLC; PPG Director

Kathleen A. Ligocki has served on the PPG board since 2020 and is the former Chief Executive Officer of Agility Fuel Solutions, LLC. She has diverse senior leadership experience in the automotive and transportation industry, having led several start-up and early-stage companies as well as Tower Automotive.

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Since 2020
Michael T. Nally Chief Executive Officer and Director of Generate Biomedicines, Inc. and CEO-partner of Flagship Pioneering; PPG Director

Michael T. Nally has served on the PPG board since 2021 and is Chief Executive Officer of Generate Biomedicines, Inc. since March 2021 and a CEO-partner of Flagship Pioneering. He previously spent 18 years at Merck & Co., culminating as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.

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Since 2021
Guillermo Novo Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ashland Inc.; PPG Director

Guillermo Novo has served on the PPG board since 2021 and is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ashland Inc. since December 2019. He has over 35 years in the specialty chemicals and specialty materials industry, with prior leadership roles at Versum Materials, Air Products and Dow Chemical.

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Since 2021
Christopher N. Roberts III Senior Vice President, Global SH&E of Ecolab Inc.; PPG Director

Christopher N. Roberts III has served on the PPG board since 2023 and is Senior Vice President, Global SH&E (Safety, Health and Environment) of Ecolab Inc. since September 2024. He has held senior leadership roles at Land O'Lakes, Cargill, PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company.

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Since 2023
Todd M. Schneider President and Chief Executive Officer of Cintas Corporation; PPG Director

Todd M. Schneider was elected to the PPG board effective January 2026 and is President and Chief Executive Officer of Cintas Corporation since June 2021. He has over 35 years of experience with Cintas across sales, rental and document management operations.

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Since 2026
Catherine R. Smith Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Starbucks Corporation; PPG Director

Catherine R. Smith has served on the PPG board since 2019 and is Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Starbucks Corporation since March 2025. She has led the finance organizations of major companies including Nordstrom, Target and Express Scripts.

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Since 2019
Leon J. Topalian Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nucor Corporation; PPG Director

Leon J. Topalian was elected to the PPG board effective July 2025 and is Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nucor Corporation since September 2022. He has nearly 30 years of experience with Nucor, the largest and most diversified steel and steel products producer in North America.

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Since 2025

Executive leadership

Joseph R. Gette Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Joseph R. Gette has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of PPG since January 2026. He previously served as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary from June 2022 through December 2025 and as Assistant General Counsel, Mergers and Acquisitions and Securities from 2018 to 2022.

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Since 2026
Vincent J. Morales Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (retiring July 6, 2026)

Vincent J. Morales has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PPG since March 2017 and announced his intention to retire effective July 6, 2026. He previously served as Vice President, Finance; Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer; and Vice President, Investor Relations.

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Since 2017
Alisha E. Bellezza Senior Vice President, Automotive Coatings

Alisha E. Bellezza has served as Senior Vice President, Automotive Coatings of PPG since March 2024. She joined PPG in 2023 from Chemours, where she served as President, Thermal and Specialized Solutions, and held earlier roles including Vice President, Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations.

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Since 2024
K. Henrik Bergstrom Senior Vice President, Global Architectural Coatings

K. Henrik Bergstrom has served as Senior Vice President, Global Architectural Coatings of PPG since May 2023. He previously served as Vice President, Architectural Coatings, Latin America, EMEA and Asia Pacific and as Vice President, Architectural Coatings, Latin America.

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Since 2023
Kevin D. Braun Senior Vice President, Operations

Kevin D. Braun has served as Senior Vice President, Operations of PPG since October 2024. He previously served as Senior Vice President, Industrial Coatings Segment; Vice President, Global Industrial Coatings; and Vice President, Industrial Coatings, Americas.

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Since 2024
Amy R. Ericson Senior Vice President, Protective and Marine Coatings

Amy R. Ericson has served as Senior Vice President, Protective and Marine Coatings of PPG since January 2023. She previously served as Senior Vice President, Packaging Coatings, and held leadership roles at SUEZ, General Electric and Alstom SA.

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Since 2023
Anne M. Foulkes Senior Vice President, Law and Special Projects (retiring August 31, 2026)

Anne M. Foulkes has served as Senior Vice President, Law and Special Projects of PPG since January 2026 and announced her intention to retire effective August 31, 2026. She previously served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel from September 2018 to December 2025 and in earlier associate general counsel and secretary roles.

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Since 2026
Chancey E. Hagerty Senior Vice President, Automotive Refinish Coatings

Chancey E. Hagerty has served as Senior Vice President, Automotive Refinish Coatings of PPG since May 2023. He previously served as Vice President, Global Automotive Refinish Coatings and as Vice President, Global Industrial Coatings.

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Since 2023
Juliane M. Hefel Senior Vice President, Industrial Coatings and Specialty Products

Juliane M. Hefel has served as Senior Vice President, Industrial Coatings and Specialty Products of PPG since January 2025. She previously served as Vice President, Specialty Coatings and Materials, and joined PPG in September 2022 from Henkel.

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Since 2025
Robert L. Massy Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Robert L. Massy has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of PPG since March 2024. He joined PPG from Westinghouse Electric Company, where he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer, and previously was Global Head of Talent and Development at Weatherford International.

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Since 2024
Jamie A. Beggs Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (effective July 6, 2026)

Jamie A. Beggs will join PPG as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective July 6, 2026, upon the retirement of Vincent J. Morales. She has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Avient Corporation since August 2020 and serves on the board of International Paper Company.

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Since 2026

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