PPG Appoints Amy Ericson as Senior Vice President, Packaging Coatings
June 19 2018 - 8:42AM
Business Wire
PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the appointment of Amy Ericson as
senior vice president, packaging coatings, effective July 16.
Ericson will also be responsible for the specialty coatings and
materials business unit, and corporate strategy function. Reporting
directly to PPG chairman and CEO, Michael H. McGarry, she will
become a member of the operating committee.
Ken West, current vice president, packaging coatings, will
become general manager, global business services, effective Aug. 1.
In this new leadership role, West will establish a Global Business
Services network – a transformational change designed to improve
efficiencies and effectiveness of functions and operations that can
be shared across businesses.
Ericson joins PPG from SUEZ Chemical Monitoring and Solutions,
where she served as president. SUEZ acquired GE's Water Business in
2017, where she served as president. Prior to the GE and SUEZ
roles, she had a long career with Alstom, a world leader in energy
and integrated transport systems. Her most recent role at Alstom
was president and chief executive officer of U.S. operations.
Ericson’s earlier leadership roles at Alstom included vice
president, product platform management of the global industrial gas
turbine business; vice president product marketing and strategy;
vice president, strategic operations; vice president, strategy,
planning and mergers and acquisitions; finance director; and
director, business strategy and marketing. Prior to joining Alstom,
she worked for Exxon Corporation, Mobil Oil and DuPont, where she
began her career as a product development and sales engineer.
Ericson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical
engineering at the Pennsylvania State University and a Master of
Business Administration degree at Harvard Business School.
PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD™
At PPG (NYSE:PPG), we work every day to develop and deliver the
paints, coatings and materials that our customers have trusted for
more than 130 years. Through dedication and creativity, we solve
our customers’ biggest challenges, collaborating closely to find
the right path forward. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, we operate
and innovate in more than 70 countries and reported net sales of
$14.8 billion in 2017. We serve customers in construction, consumer
products, industrial and transportation markets and aftermarkets.
To learn more, visit www.ppg.com.
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