being felt to rising degrees but the
effects vary greatly in the group's
different business areas. The Powder
Coatings Division felt the effects
early as a large part of these products are sold to industries that are
sensitive to the downturn. Areas
such as the new ships and property
markets are less affected, but
stronger effects will be seen in the
future. Traditionally, the maintenance market is less impacted by
fluctuations and is well shielded.
"The effects of a weaker global
economy will increasingly impact
us. The group will experience more
negative effects in areas such as
deliveries of ships and in terms of
property projects," said president
and CEO, Morten Fon. He pointed
out that measures adapted to local
and market-related challenges were
initiated some time back to handle
the situation in different parts of
the group.
PPG PMC NAMES GENERAL
MANAGER FOR U.S., CANADA
PPG's protective and marine coatings
(PMC) business has appointed
Michael T. Hartings as general manager, PMC, United States and Canada
(USCA). Hartings began his career
with PPG in 1992 and has served in
several managerial roles of increasing
responsibility in the U.S. and Asia.
Most recently, Hartings was general
manager, PPG Coatings Malaysia,
where he led the automotive and
industrial coatings businesses in
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Southeast Asia. Hartings will be relocating from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
to PPG's corporate headquarters in
Pittsburgh, PA.
JAMES HAVERS-STRONG JOINS SWAC
James Havers-Strong has been
appointed sales manager and joins the
leadership team at Sherwin-Williams
Aerospace Coatings. In his new executive role, he will oversee and direct
experienced aerospace industry coatings sales and service teams as well as
have direct responsibility for worldwide distribution. Bringing more than
15 years experience in the aerospace
industry, Havers-Strong was formerly
North American Airline Market
Manager for Akzo Nobel Aerospace
Coatings (ANAC). CW
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