PPG Industries recently announced several executive appointments. Michael H. McGarry, current PPG senior vice president of Commodity Chemicals, and Viktor R. Sekmakas, current PPG senior vice president for Industrial Coatings, and president, PPG Europe, have been appointed executive vice presidents and join the company’s executive committee, effective September 1.
McGarry will assume leadership responsibility for the company’s global aerospace products and automotive refinish businesses, as well as the Asia-Pacific region and global information technology function. These responsibilities are in addition to McGarry’s current role as leader of the commodity chemicals business and the environment, health and safety function. He will be based at PPG’s global headquarters in Pittsburgh and will continue to report to Chairman and CEO Charles E. Bunch.