Alisha Bellezza, currently senior vice president for global automotive coatings and packaging coatings, has been appointed senior vice president of the Industrial Coatings segment. In her expanded role, she will retain responsibility for the global automotive coatings business whilst also overseeing industrial coatings, packaging coatings and specialty products. Juliane Hefel, senior vice president for industrial coatings and specialty products, will report to Bellezza and continue to serve on PPG’s Operating Committee. Denise Lu, vice president for packaging coatings, will also continue to report to Bellezza.
New leadership across Performance Coatings and Global Architectural Coatings
Chancey Hagerty, currently senior vice president for global automotive refinish coatings and aerospace, has been appointed senior vice president of the Performance Coatings segment. His responsibilities will expand to include oversight of the aerospace, protective and marine coatings, and traffic solutions businesses, in addition to his continued leadership of global automotive refinish coatings. Sam Millikin, senior vice president for global aerospace, and Amy Ericson, senior vice president for protective and marine coatings and traffic solutions, will both report to Hagerty and remain on PPG’s Operating Committee.
Henrik Bergström, currently senior vice president for global architectural coatings, has been appointed senior vice president of the Global Architectural Coatings segment. Reporting to Bergström will be Javier Sosa, vice president for architectural coatings in Latin America and president of PPG LATAM; John Smith, vice president for architectural coatings in EMEA; and Claire-Louise Walker, managing director and general manager for architectural coatings in Australia and New Zealand.
