PPG Industries recently announced several executive appointments, effective March 1. Tim Knavish will become senior vice president, automotive coatings, and will continue to oversee PPG’s Latin America operations and its corporate environment, health, and safety (EHS) function.

Jean-Marie Greindl will become senior vice president, global architectural coatings, and president, PPG Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Greindl’s responsibilities reportedly will include all architectural coatings activities in the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions, as well as the U.S. and Canada, and oversight of all PPG business in the EMEA region.

Ram Vadlamannati will become senior vice president, protective and marine coatings and corporate development. Vadlamannati will continue to oversee the corporate information technology (IT) function in addition to assuming oversight of PPG’s strategic planning and corporate development function.

Cindy Niekamp, current senior vice president, automotive coatings, will retire effective March 1.

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