PPG Industries recently announced that Diane M. Kappas has been appointed vice president, Americas, for the Protective and Marine Coatings (PMC) business, effective December 1. Jane Valenta has been appointed to Kappas’ previous role of vice president, Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), effective December 1.
Kappas will assume full responsibility for PPG’s PMC business in the U.S., Canada and Latin America, and will report to Tim Knavish, global vice president, PMC. Kappas joined PPG in 1986 as an engineer trainee in the industrial coatings business, and she has advanced through positions in corporate diversity as well as facility, supply chain, and product management.