PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the following leadership changes, effective Oct. 1.

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Tim Knavish, currently PPG senior vice president, automotive coatings, will become PPG senior vice president, industrial coatings, effective Oct. 1, 2017. (Photo: Business Wire)

Tim Knavish will become senior vice president, industrial coatings, replacing Shelley Bausch, current vice president, industrial coatings, who has elected to leave the company, effective Sept. 30. Knavish will also assume oversight of PPG’s packaging coatings and coatings services businesses, the global supply management function and the Asia Pacific region. Knavish, currently senior vice president, automotive coatings, will continue to report to PPG Chairman and CEO Michael McGarry.

Gary Danowski will become vice president, automotive coatings, reporting to McGarry. Danowski currently serves as vice president, operations, automotive coatings.

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At PPG (NYSE:PPG), we work every day to develop and deliver the paints, coatings and materials that our customers have trusted for more than 130 years. Through dedication and creativity, we solve our customers’ biggest challenges, collaborating closely to find the right path forward. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, we operate and innovate in more than 70 countries and reported net sales of $14.3 billion in 2016. We serve customers in construction, consumer products, industrial and transportation markets and aftermarkets. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com.

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