secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     PPG INDUSTRIES INC (PPG)
CIK:        0000079879
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000079879-26-000164
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

PPG appoints Jamie Beggs as CFO, succeeding Vince Morales effective July 6, 2026
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- Jamie Beggs, former Avient CFO, to become PPG SVP & CFO on July 6, 2026; succeeds Vince Morales retiring after 41 years.
- Compensation includes $800K base salary, $350K signing bonus, $3.2M RSU grant (3-yr vest), and 2026 prorated target bonus of $800K.
- Beggs also receives 2026 equity grant valued at $2.5M (stock options, RSUs, performance RSUs, TSR shares) under Omnibus Incentive Plan.
- Beggs will lead corporate development and IT; prior purchases from Avient (~$524K in 2025) were de minimis (<1% of revenue).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/79879/000007987926000164/0000079879-26-000164-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/79879/000007987926000164/ppg-20260428.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000079879-26-000164

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