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Issuer:     PPG INDUSTRIES INC (PPG)
CIK:        0000079879
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-09-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000079879-24-000197
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

PPG announces SVP Operations retirement; Kevin Braun to succeed Ram Vadlamannati
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- Ram Vadlamannati, SVP Operations, will step down effective Oct 1, 2024 and retire from PPG by Dec 31, 2024.
- Kevin Braun, currently SVP Industrial Coatings, will become SVP Operations starting Oct 1, 2024.
- Automotive OEM and industrial coatings businesses will report directly to CEO Tim Knavish as part of the transition.
- Vadlamannati spent 25 years at PPG; Braun joined in 1991 and held various leadership roles.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/79879/000007987924000197/0000079879-24-000197-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/79879/000007987924000197/ppg-20240920.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000079879-24-000197

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