People on the Move
PPG makes executive appointments
PPG Industries has appointed
Timothy M. Knavish vice president,
automotive coatings, Americas.
Knavish is currently PPG general
manager, automotive coatings,
Americas. He will continue to be
based at the PPG automotive coatings headquarters in Troy, MI and
will report directly to Cynthia A.
Niekamp, vice president, automotive
coatings. Knavish joined PPG in
1987, in flat glass engineering at the
company’s corporate headquarters in
Pittsburgh. Knavish moved to the
company’s architectural coatings
business in 2000, becoming plant
manager for the East Point, GA manufacturing facility. In 2002, he moved
to Pittsburgh as director, supply
chain, automotive replacement glass,
and in 2004, he became global director, manufacturing and supply chain,
for the automotive refinish coatings
business. Knavish moved to
Australia in 2005, as managing
director, Australia and New Zealand
coatings, and general manager, automotive refinish. In 2007, he assumed
responsibility in Troy as general
manager, automotive coatings,
Americas.
PPG Industries has also appointed
John R. Outcalt vice president, auto-
motive refinish. He will assume glob-
al responsibility for PPG’s automo-
tive refinish business. Outcalt is cur-
rently vice president, automotive
refinish, Americas. He will continue
to be based at PPG’s automotive
refinish business headquarters in
Strongsville, Ohio, and will report
directly to J. Rich Alexander, senior
vice president, Performance
Coatings. Outcalt joined PPG’s auto-
motive OEM coatings business in
1983 as marketing services manager
on the Chrysler account. After pro-
gressing through various marketing,
marketing services, technical, sales
and management positions within
automotive OEM coatings, Outcalt
became director of network sales for
automotive refinish in 1996. Outcalt
then served as director of collision
center operations and director of
sales, North America, refinish, before
joining PPG’s insurance and services
business as general manager. In
October 2005, he served as general
manager, refinish, United States and
Canada. In December 2007, Outcalt
was named to his current position.
INTERNATIONAL PAINT PROTECTIVE
COATINGS NAMES TWO MANAGERS
International Paint Protective
Coatings has assigned David Hunter
and Bill Dempster with the additional role of fire protection business
manager, overseeing all sales and
service efforts for the company’s
Chartek and Interchar fire protection products throughout North
America. Hunter currently serves as
oil and gas account manager for the
company’s Chevron and Exxon customers, and will now provide management support to the Fire
Protection business in the U.S. Gulf,
Mexico and South America.
Dempster currently serves as the
Americas HVI market manager and
will provide leadership for the
remaining territories of the U.S. and
Canada. In these roles, Hunter and
Dempster will actively promote
International Paint Passive Fire
Protection Technology and products,
assisting market managers and their
regional teams in ongoing sales and
service efforts.
NORDSON ELECTS NEW MEMBERS
TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Nordson Corporation announced the
election of three new directors to its
board along with the re-election of
two current directors, all for terms
expiring in 2013. The total number of
Nordson directors will remain at 12
as the three new directors replace
three retired directors. Newly elected
to the Nordson Board of Directors
are Michael F. Hilton, Victor L.
Richey Jr. and Lee C. Banks. Hilton
recently became Nordson’s president
and chief executive officer. Prior to
his joining Nordson, Hilton was sen-
ior vice president and general man-
ager for Air Products and Chemicals
Inc. Richey is chairman, president
and chief executive officer of ESCO
Technologies Inc., a diversified man-
ufacturer of special purpose utility
solutions for electric, gas and water
utilities. Banks is executive vice
president and operating officer of
Parker Hannifin Corporation, a man-
ufacturer of motion and control tech-
nologies and systems, providing pre-
cision-engineered solutions for a
wide variety of mobile, industrial
and aerospace markets. Re-elected to
the Nordson Board are Randolph W.
Carson and Benedict P. Rosen.
RPM ADDS TO TREASURY
AND IT DEPARTMENTS
RPM International has named Terri
Wallace as manager, global treasury
and Marvin Muhumuza as information technology auditor. Wallace will
serve as RPM’s primary treasury
management contact in the U.S. and
as a liaison for European-based
financial and treasury managers.
She will also assist in cash flow
preparation and analysis and support the execution of RPM’s global
liquidity and debt management
objectives. Muhumuzu joins RPM
from PNC Financial Services Group
where he was a senior quality assurance analyst lead. CW
