People and Places

People and Places PPG makes board changes

United States

Glass giant PPG has made the following personnel announcements: • Chancey Hagerty, current vice president, global industrial coatings, will become vice president, global automotive refinish coatings. Reporting to Tim Knavish, PPG executive vice president, he will continue to be a member of the Operating Committee. Hagerty will succeed Gary Danowski, current vice president, global automotive refinish, who has announced his intent to retire, effective March 1. • Kevin Braun, current vice president, industrial coatings, Americas, will become vice president, global industrial coatings. Braun will report to Rebecca Liebert, PPG executive vice president, and join the Operating Committee. • Andrew Carroll, current global technical director, industrial coatings, will become vice president, industrial coatings, Americas. Carroll will report to Braun and will become an officer of PPG.

“Gary has been the embodiment of a PPG leader throughout his 38- year career – a true team player who rose to any challenge,” said Michael H. McGarry, PPG chairman and chief executive officer. “His leadership in five businesses has strengthened the organization and allowed PPG to serve customers in new ways. We thank Gary for his many years of tremendous service, and congratulate Chancey, Kevin and Andrew on their key leadership positions. We are pleased to have a talented group of leaders with broad, proven experience, which provides continuity in driving our global business strategies and delivering shareholder value.”

Hagerty began his 24-year PPG career in 1996 at the company’s former chemicals plant in Natrium, West Virginia, and in 1998 assumed a plant-engineering role at the industrial coatings facility in Springdale, Pennsylvania. He moved into sales for industrial coatings in 2001 and since then has held positions of increasing responsibility within both the industrial and automotive original equipment manufacturing (OEM) coatings business units. After a successful assignment in Rolle, Switzerland, as general manager, industrial coatings, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Hagerty returned to the U.S. to his current role in January 2019.

Braun began his 29-year PPG career in 1991 at the Springdale, Pennsylvania, facility. He has since held several commercial roles in industrial coatings, fiber glass and architectural coatings in the United States. Braun has also served as general manager, silica products and general manager, architectural coatings, Australia and New Zealand.

Carroll began his 29-year PPG career in 1991 at the Allison Park, Pennsylvania, facility in research and development. He also served as director of mergers and acquisitions for the automotive refinish business and director of product management for industrial coatings. Previously, Carroll had several commercial and technical roles within the automotive OEM coatings and refinish business units.

Danowski joined PPG in 1982 as a production engineer at PPG’s former Crestline, Ohio, automotive glass fabrication plant, now part of Vitro Automotive Glass. He relocated to Detroit in 1988 as an automotive glass sales engineer and in 1991 was appointed superintendent of engineering at PPG’s former automotive glass plant in Evansville, Indiana. In 1994, he moved to Paris as director, market development, for PPG’s European glass business. He then returned to the U.S. in 1997 as plant manager of PPG’s former Meadville, Pennsylvania, glass manufacturing facility. He was appointed director, new products and services, flat glass, in 2001; director, production, automotive OEM glass, in 2003; and director, global operations, aerospace, in 2007. He was named vice president, performance glazings, in 2009. In 2011, he relocated to PPG’s European headquarters in Rolle, Switzerland, for his role as vice president, automotive refinish, EMEA. In 2017, Danowski became vice president, global automotive OEM coatings, and in July 2018, he assumed his current role as vice president, global automotive refinish.

FGIA elects new technical manager

New Chairman for the GPI Canada The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) is pleased to announce the hiring of Nathalie Thibault, who will serve the organization as Technical Manager, Glass Products and Canadian Industry Affairs.

Throughout 2020, Thibault will shadow FGIA Glass Products and Canadian Industry Affairs Director Marg Webb to prepare to take on her duties upon Webb's retirement in early 2021. "Nathalie comes to us with over 15 years' experience in the insulating glass arena," said Janice Yglesias, FGIA Executive Director. "With sales, project management and technical roles throughout her career, she is well-positioned to represent FGIA in various Canadian standards and regulatory arenas, as well as to guide the work of our Glass Products Council members. Her work ethic and experience plus her Canadian residency and

United States The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) has selected Bertrand Paulet, President and CEO of Ardagh Group, Glass – North America, as its Chairman.

Scott DeFife, President of the Glass Packaging Institute, said: "Mr. Paulet brings to GPI vast experience in the packaging and container industries, and his leadership will be extremely valuable to our members as we create and implement legislation and marketing strategies that fluency in French all came together to produce the ideal candidate for this role."

"The glass initiatives of FGIA are critical to the new organization, so it's exceptionally beneficial to have Nathalie on board so early in 2020, allowing us about a full year of operating together on all glass and Canadian activities," said Webb. "We have the opportunity to travel together throughout this year to all relevant industry events, creating direct access to first-hand learning experiences. With the volume of knowledge and the vast array of contacts to be retained within this role, a comprehensive and coordinated plan executed over an ample timeframe is sure to create a seamless transition."

Thibault lives in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec and will work from her home office. She will be attending the upcoming FGIA Annual Conference, Feb. 10-13.

protect and enhance glass packaging in North America."

Mr Paulet said: “It is an honour to be chosen as Chairman of the GPI and I look forward to working with our members to efficiently align our resources and add value to our mutual businesses.

“These efforts will include implementation of GPI’s energetic new programmes to promote the growth of glass packaging in North America, and increase the use of recycled glass."