PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced the appointment of Jaime Irick as vice
president, architectural coatings, U.S. and Canada. He will report to
Tim Knavish, PPG senior vice president, architectural coatings and
president, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Irick will succeed Dave Cole,
current PPG vice president, architectural coatings, U.S. and Canada (AC
USCA), who has announced his intent to retire, effective July 31, 2019.
Irick joins PPG from the Life Fitness Division of Brunswick Corp., a
global leader in the commercial fitness equipment industry, where he
served as president. At Life Fitness, Irick transformed the company’s
business strategy and portfolio to focus on digital solutions that
provided enhanced experiences for consumers and improved profitability
for fitness facilities. He also built a culture of operational
excellence, which focused on driving continuous business process
improvement across manufacturing, new product introduction and sales,
and incorporated Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
Prior to joining Life Fitness, Irick worked for General Electric Company
(GE) as chief commercial officer, Current, powered by GE. Before that,
he served as vice president, GE Lighting North America; president and
chief executive officer of GE Lighting Solutions; general manager, GE
Power Sensing; director of sales, GE Security; and director, Corporate
Initiatives Group, GE.
“Jaime’s wide-ranging leadership, innovation and experience will be
invaluable in his new role at PPG,” said Knavish.
Upon graduation from West Point, Irick was commissioned as a second
lieutenant. He successfully completed several of the U.S. Army’s most
prestigious and challenging leadership courses, including Airborne
School, Ranger School, and the Scout Platoon Leader Course. He also
earned a master of business administration (MBA) degree from Harvard
University.
Cole joined PPG’s chemicals business in 1981 and held various sales
positions in the chlor-alkali and specialty chemicals businesses through
1990, when he moved to Transitions Optical, PPG’s former joint venture
with Essilor International. Starting as sales and marketing manager,
Americas, Cole advanced to become director of sales and business
development, Americas, and then general manager, Americas, Australia and
New Zealand, before being named president of Transitions Optical in
2011. In 2014, Cole rejoined PPG as vice president, packaging coatings,
and he was named vice president, AC USCA, in December 2015.
“During his 38-year career with PPG, Dave has delivered tremendous value
to employees, customers, shareholders and communities,” said Knavish.
“He is widely known for his excellent leadership, employee engagement,
customer focus, strategic vision and innovation capabilities. In
addition, Dave’s high-energy and engaging personality have made him not
only a trusted colleague, but also a friend to many throughout PPG.”
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