secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     PPG INDUSTRIES INC (PPG)
CIK:        0000079879
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-12-13T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000079879-21-000080
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

PPG appoints Brian R. Williams as Vice President, Controller and CAO, effective Dec 9 2021
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- Brian R. Williams named VP, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, effective Dec 9, 2021; had been Acting CAO since Aug 1, 2021.
- Williams joined PPG in 2005; most recently Global Director of Finance, Automotive Refinish; prior EY audit senior manager and CPA.
- Board amended Bylaws to allow virtual special shareholder meetings, update committee names, and adopt gender-neutral language.
- Board also revised Corporate Governance Guidelines and committee charters to clarify ESG oversight responsibilities.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/79879/000007987921000080/0000079879-21-000080-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/79879/000007987921000080/ppg-20211209.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000079879-21-000080

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