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Welcome to Meet the Board. Use the menu above or click on any name, qualification, or committee to learn more.
Chief Executive Officer of Amyris, Inc.
Age: 58
Director of PPG Since: 2024
Term: Expires 2027
Other Public Company Boards:
  • FMC Corporation
Former Group President, North America of The Procter & Gamble Company
Age: 64
Director of PPG Since: 2016
Term: Expires 2027
Other Public Company Boards:
  • Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
  • Kenvue Inc.
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Age: 72
Director of PPG Since: 2017
Term: Expires 2027
Other Public Company Boards:
  • Fifth Third Bancorp
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PPG Industries, Inc.
Age: 60
Director of PPG Since: 2022
Term: Expires 2027
Other Public Company Boards:
  • Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Committees:
None
Retired Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Trane Technologies plc
Age: 62
Director of PPG Since: 2015
Term: Expires 2027
Other Public Company Boards:
  • Columbus McKinnon Corporation
  • Honeywell International Inc.
  • Nucor Corporation
Former Chief Executive Officer of Agility Fuel Solutions, LLC
Age: 69
Director of PPG Since: 2020
Term: Expires 2027
Other Public Company Boards:
  • Carpenter Technology Corporation
  • Lear Corporation
Chief Executive Officer and Director of Generate Biomedicines, Inc. and CEO-partner of Flagship Pioneering
Age: 50
Director of PPG Since: 2021
Term: Expires 2027
Other Public Company Boards:
  • Generate Biomedicines, Inc.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ashland Inc.
Age: 63
Director of PPG Since: 2021
Term: Expires 2027
Other Public Company Boards:
  • Ashland Inc.
Senior Vice President, Global SH&E of Ecolab Inc.
Age: 63
Director of PPG Since: 2023
Term: Expires 2027
Other Public Company Boards:
  • None
President and Chief Executive Officer of Cintas Corporation
Age: 58
Director of PPG Since: January 2026
Term: Expires 2027
Other Public Company Boards:
  • Cintas Corporation
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Starbucks Corporation
Age: 62
Director of PPG Since: 2019
Term: Expires 2027
Other Public Company Boards:
  • Boston Scientific Corporation
Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nucor Corporation
Age: 57
Director of PPG Since: July 2025
Term: Expires 2027
Other Public Company Boards:
  • Nucor Corporation

Diversity of our Directors

Director Nominee Stats
Director Nominee Stats
Kathy L. Fortmann
Chief Executive Officer of Amyris, Inc.
Independent
Age: 58
Director of PPG Since: 2024
Term: Expires 2027
Professional Experience
Amyris, Inc. (Since May 2024)
  • Chief Executive Officer (from May 2024)
ACOMO N.V. (2021 until 2023)
  • Chief Executive Officer
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (2020 until 2021)
  • Division President of Nourish
  • Division Chief Executive Officer, Taste and Head, Taste Strategy and Cross Fertilization
FrieslandCampina (2017 until 2019)
  • Business Group President
Cargill, Incorporated (2005 to 2017)
  • President of Business Services (from 2014 to 2017)
  • President of Cargill Starches and Sweeteners, Europe (from 2011 to 2014)
  • Vice President of Global Polyols and Dextrose and European Lead, Health and Nutrition (from 2007 to 2011)
E.I. Dupont de Nemours, Inc. (1989 to 2005)
Other Directorships
  • FMC Corporation
  • Director of ACOMO N.V. (from 2021 to 2023)
  • James Finlay Limited (private) (from 2019 to 2021)
Expertise Provided to the Board
Ms. Fortmann has 35 years of industry experience across the specialty and fine chemicals, food ingredients and agriculture industries. Her senior leadership roles at several leading, multinational companies provides her with extensive experience managing global business operations. With over 30% of PPG’s sales in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region and increasing sales of sustainably advantaged products, her experience leading businesses in Europe and businesses with a sustainability focus provides valuable expertise to the Board.
Skills
Melanie L. Healey
Former Group President, North America of The Procter & Gamble Company
Independent
Age: 64
Director of PPG Since: 2016
Term: Expires 2027
Professional Experience
The Procter & Gamble Company (1990 to 2015)
  • President and Advisor to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (from January to June 2015)
  • Group President, North America (from 2009 to 2015)
  • Group President, Global Feminine and Health Care (from 2007 to 2009)
Other Directorships
  • Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
  • Kenvue Inc.
  • Target Corporation (from 2015 to 2023)
  • Verizon Communications Inc. (from 2011 to 2024)
Expertise Provided to the Board
Ms. Healey has extensive experience in the consumer goods industry with three multinational companies. She has a thorough understanding of strategy, branding, consumer marketing and international operations, including 18 years working outside the United States. Ms. Healey brings to the Board significant marketing, brand building, managerial and international expertise gained from years of experience marketing consumer products to customers worldwide.
Skills
Gary R. Heminger
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Independent
Age: 72
Director of PPG Since: 2017
Term: Expires 2027
Professional Experience
Marathon Petroleum Corporation (1975 to 2020)
  • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired in April 2020)
  • Chief Executive Officer (from 2011 to 2020)
  • Chairman of the Board (from 2016 to 2020)
  • President and Chief Executive Officer, Marathon Petroleum Corporation (from 2011 to 2020)
Marathon Oil Corporation
  • Executive Vice President – Downstream (from 2001 to 2011)
Marathon Petroleum Company LLC
  • President (from 2001 to 2011)
Marathon Ashland Petroleum
  • Executive Vice President, Supply, Transportation and Marketing (from January to September 2001)
  • Senior Vice President, Business Development (from 1999 to 2001)
  • Vice President, Business Development (from 1998 to 1999)
MPLX GP LLC
  • Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (from 2012 to 2020)
Other Directorships
  • Fifth Third Bancorp
Expertise Provided to the Board
Mr. Heminger has significant leadership and financial expertise gained from years of service at a large petroleum product refining, transport, marketing and retail company. His over 40 years of experience leading a complex manufacturing and marketing business provides useful guidance in managing PPG’s complex organization with many of the same challenges and opportunities as faced by PPG. Mr. Heminger also brings to the Board marketing and retail expertise gained from overseeing Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s former network of gasoline retail locations and convenience stores.
Skills
Timothy M. Knavish
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PPG Industries, Inc.
Age: 60
Director of PPG Since: 2022
Term: Expires 2027
Committees:
  • None
Professional Experience
PPG Industries, Inc. (Since 1987)
  • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since October 1, 2023)
  • President and Chief Executive Officer (from January 1, 2023 to October 1, 2023)
  • Chief Operating Officer (from March 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022)
  • Executive Vice President (from 2019 to 2022)
  • Senior Vice President, Architectural Coatings and President, PPG EMEA (from January 2019 through September 2019)
  • Senior Vice President, Industrial Coatings (from October 2017 through December 2018)
  • Senior Vice President, Automotive Coatings (from March 2016 through September 2017)
  • Vice President, Protective and Marine Coatings (from August 2012 through February 2016)
  • Vice President, Automotive Coatings, Americas (from March 2010 through July 2012)
Other Directorships
  • Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Expertise Provided to the Board
Mr. Knavish has been an employee of PPG for over 35 years and has served in executive level positions at PPG since 2010, providing him with significant knowledge of the coatings industry. He has been a highly successful leader of businesses in all of PPG’s segments, serving in a variety of key business and functional leadership roles in the United States, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. Mr. Knavish has been integral to developing and implementing PPG’s enterprise growth strategy and positioning PPG for increased organic growth. Mr. Knavish also has led PPG’s efforts to enhance PPG’s sales capabilities and digital offerings.
Skills
Michael W. Lamach
Retired Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Trane Technologies plc
Independent Lead Director
Age: 62
Director of PPG Since: 2015
Term: Expires 2027
Professional Experience
Trane Technologies plc (2021)
  • Executive Chair (from July 1, 2021 until December 31, 2021)
  • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (February 2020 to July 1, 2021)
Ingersoll-Rand (2004 to 2020)
  • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (from 2010 to 2020)
  • President and Chief Executive Officer (from February 2010 to June 2010)
  • President and Chief Operating Officer (from February 2009 to February 2010)
  • President of Trane Commercial Systems (from June 2008 to February 2009)
  • President of the Security Technologies Sector (from February 2004 to June 2008)
Johnson Controls (1987 to 2004)
  • Various leadership positions
Other Directorships
  • Columbus McKinnon Corporation
  • Honeywell International Inc.
  • Nucor Corporation
  • Iron Mountain, Inc. (from 2007 to 2015)
  • National Association of Manufacturers (former Chair of the Board)
Expertise Provided to the Board
During his career, Mr. Lamach led a number of businesses serving different end-use markets, including automotive components, controls, security systems and HVAC systems. As former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Trane Technologies plc and previously of Ingersoll-Rand plc, he brings to the Board experience leading global companies that sell a diverse range of products and services to both industrial and consumer customers. Mr. Lamach’s also has experience evaluating business portfolios and transforming businesses. His past service as the Chair of the Board of the National Association of Manufacturers provides him with keen insight into the challenges facing manufacturers.
Skills
Kathleen A. Ligocki
Former Chief Executive Officer of Agility Fuel Solutions, LLC
Independent
Age: 69
Director of PPG Since: 2020
Term: Expires 2027
Professional Experience
Agility Fuel Solutions, LLC (2015 to 2019)
  • Chief Executive Officer
Harvest Power, Inc. (2014 to 2015)
  • President and Chief Executive Officer
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (2012 to 2014)
  • Operating Partner
Next Autoworks (2010 to 2012)
  • President and Chief Executive Officer and a director
Pine Lake Partners (2008 to 2010)
  • Principal
GS Motors (2008 to 2009)
  • President and Chief Executive Officer
Tower Automotive (2003 to 2007)
  • Chief Executive Officer
Ford Motor Company, United Technologies Corporation, General Motors Corporation
  • Various leadership positions
Other Directorships
  • Carpenter Technology Corporation
  • Lear Corporation
  • Qell Acquisition Corp. (from October 2020 to December 2021)
  • Ashland Inc. (from 2004 to 2014)
Expertise Provided to the Board
Ms. Ligocki has diverse senior leadership experience in the automotive and transportation industry, a key customer for PPG’s products. As the chief executive officer of several start-up and early stage companies, she brings to the Board significant understanding of the importance of innovation and the process of bringing new ideas to market. Ms. Ligocki also has substantial experience managing the manufacturing and operations of multinational companies.
Skills
Michael T. Nally
Chief Executive Officer and Director of Generate Biomedicines, Inc. and CEO-partner of Flagship Pioneering
Independent
Age: 50
Director of PPG Since: 2021
Term: Expires 2027
Professional Experience
Generate Biomedicines, Inc. (Since 2021)
  • Chief Executive Officer (since March 31, 2021)
  • CEO-partner of Flagship Pioneering
Merck & Co., Inc. (2003 to 2021)
  • Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (from January 2019 to March 31, 2021)
  • President, Global Vaccines (from September 2016 to January 2019)
  • Managing Director, United Kingdom and Ireland (from January 2014 to August 2016)
Other Directorships
  • Generate Biomedicines, Inc.
Expertise Provided to the Board
Mr. Nally’s leadership experience in the pharmaceutical industry and with the use of artificial intelligence brings to the Board extensive understanding of the research and development process and the importance of product innovation to growth. At Merck, he was responsible for developing Merck’s growth strategy and commercialization model. He also has valuable experience commercializing new technologies and marketing products to consumers. Mr. Nally has also managed significant global businesses for a multinational company.
Skills
Guillermo Novo
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ashland Inc.
Independent
Age: 63
Director of PPG Since: 2021
Term: Expires 2027
Professional Experience
Ashland Inc. (since 2019)
  • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since December 31, 2019)
Versum Materials, Inc. (2016 to 2019)
  • President and Chief Executive Officer
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (2012 to 2016)
  • Executive Vice President, Materials Technologies (from 2014 to 2016)
  • Senior Vice President, Electronics, Performance Materials, Strategy and Technology (from 2012 to 2014)
Dow Chemical Company (2009 to 2012)
  • Group Vice President, Dow Coating Materials
Rohm and Haas Company (1986 to 2009)
  • Various leadership positions
Other Directorships
  • Ashland Inc.
  • Bemis Company, Inc. (from 2018 to 2019)
  • Versum Materials, Inc. (from 2016 to 2019)
Expertise Provided to the Board
Mr. Novo’s over 35 years in the specialty chemicals and specialty materials industry brings to the Board extensive understanding of our business, including the perspective of a strategic raw material supplier to the specialty chemicals industry. He also has significant experience and knowledge in the areas of business strategy, mergers and acquisitions in the chemicals industry, global business operations, manufacturing and corporate governance.
Skills
Christopher N. Roberts III
Senior Vice President, Global SH&E of Ecolab Inc.
Independent
Age: 63
Director of PPG Since: 2023
Term: Expires 2027
Professional Experience
Ecolab Inc. (Since 2020)
  • Senior Vice President, Global SH&E (Safety, Health and Environment) (since September 2024)
  • Executive Vice President and General Manager, Global Food and Beverage (from November 2020 to August 2024)
  • Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives (from October 2020 to November 2020)
Land O’Lakes, Inc. (2017 to 2019)
  • Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer (from September 2019 to May 2020)
  • Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Dairy Foods (from 2017 to 2019)
Cargill, Incorporated (2006 to 2017)
  • President, Cargill Foodservice North America (from 2016 to January 2017)
  • President, Value Added Protein (from 2015 to 2016)
  • President, Kitchen Solutions (from 2011 to 2015)
  • Group Vice President, Food Products, Corn Milling North America (from 2009 to 2011)
  • Vice President and General Manager, Sweeteners Americas (from 2006 to 2009)
MIC Capital Partners (2020)
  • Strategy and Growth Advisor
Other Directorships
  • Meredith Corporation (from 2019 to 2021)
Expertise Provided to the Board
Mr. Roberts’s senior leadership roles at several leading, multinational industrial and consumer products companies provides him with substantial operational, marketing, customer relations, retail and branding experience in business-to-business and business-to-consumer settings. He brings to the Board significant experience growing and improving the businesses he has led. His role overseeing Ecolab’s safety, health and environment programs will provide the Board and the Sustainability and Innovation Committee with timely and practical insight and perspective on the matters overseen by the Committee.
Skills
Todd M. Schneider
President and Chief Executive Officer of Cintas Corporation
Independent
Age: 58
Director of PPG Since: January 2026
Term: Expires 2027
Professional Experience
Cintas Corporation (Since 1989)
  • President Chief Executive Officer (since June 2021)
  • Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (July 2018 to May 2021)
  • President and Chief Operating Officer of the Rental Division (from June 2013 to June 2018)
  • Senior Vice President of the Sales and Rental Division
  • Chief Operating Officer of the Document Management Division
  • Vice President of Sales of the Midwest/South Central Region Rental Division
Other Directorships
  • Cintas Corporation
Expertise Provided to the Board
Mr. Schneider has over 35 years of experience with Cintas, a customer-focused company with over one million clients. He brings to the Board valuable experience leading sales and marketing organizations centered on technical and customer service. He also has experience leading the operations of a global company with nearly 500 facilities servicing approximately 16,000 customer routes. His expertise will contribute to our Board’s oversight of our operations, customer relations, marketing and sales teams’ progress.
Skills
Catherine R. Smith
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Starbucks Corporation
Independent
Age: 62
Director of PPG Since: 2019
Term: Expires 2027
Professional Experience
Starbucks Corporation (Since March 2025)
  • Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Nordstrom, Inc. (2023 to March 2025)
  • Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Bright Health Group, Inc. (2020 to 2023)
  • Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (from January 2020 to May 2023)
Target Corporation (2015 to 2019)
  • Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (from 2015 to 2019)
Express Scripts Holding Company (2014 to 2015)
  • Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (from February 2014 to December 2014)
Walmart International, GameStop Corp., Centex Corp.
  • Various lead financial officer positions
Other Directorships
  • Boston Scientific Corporation
  • Baxter International Inc. (from 2017 to February 2026)
Expertise Provided to the Board
Ms. Smith has significant expertise gained from years of leading the complex finance organizations of some of the largest companies in the United States. Her experience in financial reporting and disclosure, accounting, risk management and internal controls brings valuable expertise to the Board. In addition, Ms. Smith has extensive experience leading retail companies with a national and international footprint similar to that of PPG.
Skills
Leon J. Topalian
Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nucor Corporation
Independent
Age: 57
Director of PPG Since: July 2025
Term: Expires 2027
Professional Experience
Nucor Corporation (Since 1996)
  • Chairman, President Chief Executive Officer (since September 2022)
  • President and Chief Executive Officer (from January 2020 to September 2022)
  • President and Chief Operating Officer (from September 2019 to December 2019)
  • Executive Vice President of Beam and Plate Products (from June 2017 to August 2019)
  • Vice President (from 2013 through May 2017)
Other Directorships
  • Nucor Corporation
Expertise Provided to the Board
Mr. Topalian has nearly 30 years of experience with Nucor, the largest and most diversified steel and steel products producer in North America. He has a thorough understanding of manufacturing and operations that provides valuable expertise to our Board in assessing PPG’s operations and capital needs. In addition, Nucor is a consumer of coatings products and sells its products to many of the same end-use markets as PPG, bringing a valuable perspective to the Board. He also has extensive experience growing businesses through joint ventures, strategic acquisitions and largescale organic growth projects.
Skills
Core Competencies:

Senior Leadership Experience

These directors have experience serving as CEO, CFO or a senior executive having hands-on leadership experience in core management areas, including an understanding of organizational behavior and processes, strategic planning, compliance, values and culture.

Corporate Governance

These directors have experience serving on public company boards and/or an understanding of the dynamics and operation of a corporate board and its relationship with the CEO and senior management as well as knowledge of corporate governance practices and policies and the protection of stakeholder interests.

Risk Management

In light of the Board’s role in risk oversight and overseeing the Company’s enterprise risk management program, these directors have knowledge and experience assessing and managing key risks and overseeing compliance.

Financial Expertise

These directors have the ability to read and understand PPG’s financial statements and have knowledge of the financial reporting processes, internal controls and capital markets, which enables them to monitor and assess the Company’s operating and strategic performance and financing activities.

Strategic Skills:

Manufacturing

At our heart, PPG is a manufacturer. These directors have experience leading a large manufacturing company or the manufacturing function of a large company as such skill is valuable in assessing and overseeing our manufacturing capabilities.

Global Business

We have operations in approximately 50 countries. These directors possess expertise managing operations, driving business success and developing business strategy in international markets, including an understanding of diverse cultures and economies.

Business Development, Mergers & Acquisitions

PPG has transformed itself into a coatings leader in part through a strategy built on mergers, acquisitions and dispositions. These directors have experience implementing organic and inorganic growth strategies, identification of acquisition targets and integration of acquired businesses.

Sustainability & Environment

To fulfill our purpose to Protect and Beautify the World®, we are committed to creating long-term value and to reducing our environmental impact and that of our customers. We have committed to having 50% of our sales come from sustainably advantaged products by 2030. These directors have expertise implementing strategies to reduce an organization’s environmental impact and creating sustainable value.

Retail

We have over 40 architectural paint brands and thousands of direct-to-consumer points of sale across the world. These directors have experience in the retail or consumer products sectors or with brand development and marketing.

Technology & Innovation

Innovation and commercializing new technologies have been a hallmark of PPG for over 140 years and continue to be critical to maintaining our status as the technology leader in our industry. These directors have experience in technology-related businesses; adopting new technologies; understanding technological change and innovation; or the management of information security.

Digital

Our industry is rapidly moving from an in-person, hands-on model to a digital-first model for everything from sales to formulation, color matching and paint mixing. These directors have experience with digital transformation programs that are critical to delivering the speed, agility and insights our business and customers demand.

Human Capital Management

PPG is committed to being a purpose-driven organization where our entire workforce is engaged and can bring their best self to work enabling us to be a more innovative, productive and competitive company. These directors have experience in recruitment, retention, development, compensation and incentivization of senior management and key talent and in cultivating an engaged workforce.

Audit Committee
Number of meetings in 2025: 5
Primary Role of this Committee:
The primary role of the Audit Committee is to oversee and review on behalf of the Board of Directors PPG’s processes to provide for the reliability and integrity of the Company’s financial reporting, including the Company’s disclosure practices, risk management processes and internal controls.
Key Responsibilities:
  • oversees our independent auditors and internal auditors
  • reviews audits, annual and quarterly financial statements and accounting and financial controls
  • appoints our independent registered public accounting firm
  • assists the Board in oversight of our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
  • oversees the risk management process, including cybersecurity and data privacy
The Audit Committee is comprised entirely of directors who are independent under the standards adopted by the Board, the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The committee’s charter, which may be accessed on the Corporate Governance section of our website at www.ppg.com/en-US/about-ppg/governance, describes the composition, purposes and responsibilities of the committee. Among other things, the charter provides that the committee will be comprised of independent, non-employee directors.

The functions of the committee are primarily to review with our independent auditors and our internal auditors their respective reports and recommendations concerning audit findings and the scope of and plans for their future audit programs and to review audits, annual and quarterly financial statements and accounting and financial controls. The committee also appoints our independent registered public accounting firm, oversees our internal audit department, assists the Board in oversight of our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements related to financial reporting matters and oversees the risk management process.

The Board has determined that each member of the committee is “financially literate” in accordance with the applicable rules of the New York Stock Exchange. In addition, the Board has determined that all of the members of the committee, including Ms. Smith, the chair of the committee, are “audit committee financial experts” in accordance with the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Nominating and Governance Committee
Number of meetings in 2025: 5
Primary Role of this Committee:
The primary role of the Nominating and Governance Committee is to oversee PPG’s corporate governance framework and the composition of PPG’s Board of Directors and the Board’s committees.
Key Responsibilities:
  • reviews the Company’s corporate governance framework, including all significant governance policies and procedures
  • identifies and recommends nominees to stand for election as directors at each annual meeting of shareholders and recommends nominees to fill any vacancies on the Board or executive management team
  • recommends actions to be taken regarding the structure, organization and functioning of the Board, including membership of the Board’s committees
  • develops corporate governance guidelines, including the process and criteria to be used in evaluating the performance of the Board
  • reviews the Company’s policies and practices regarding government affairs, public policy advocacy, and political spending and activities
  • reviews the governance of the Company’s environmental, social and governance programs
  • reviews the performance of the Board
  • reviews the performance of the committees of the Board and the adequacy of the committees’ charters
The Nominating and Governance Committee is comprised entirely of directors who are independent under the standards adopted by the Board and the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. The committee’s charter, which may be accessed on the Corporate Governance section of our website at www.ppg.com/en-US/about-ppg/governance, describes the composition, purposes and responsibilities of the committee. Among other things, the charter provides that the committee recommends to the Board actions to be taken regarding the structure, organization and functioning of the Board, and the persons to serve as members of the standing committees of, and other committees appointed by, the Board. The charter gives the committee the responsibility to develop and recommend corporate governance guidelines to the Board, to recommend to the Board the process and criteria to be used in evaluating the performance of the Board and to oversee the evaluation of the Board.
Human Capital Management and Compensation Committee
Number of meetings in 2025: 4
Primary Role of this Committee:
The primary role of the Human Capital Management and Compensation Committee is to oversee the compensation of PPG’s executive officers and directors, to set objectives for incentive-based compensation for our executive officers and to oversee the Company’s human capital management strategies.
Key Responsibilities:
  • approves and administers our compensation plans applicable to our directors and executive officers and establishes their compensation and benefits
  • reviews and approves the goals and objectives relative to the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation and evaluates the Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of these goals
  • reviews and approves the Company’s executive incentive compensation plans and equity compensation plans
  • reviews and recommends to the Board the compensation of the Board of Directors
  • reviews tally sheets that set forth the Company’s total compensation obligations to our senior executives under various scenarios, including retirement, voluntary and involuntary termination and termination in connection with a change in control of PPG
  • reviews the Company’s human capital management strategies in the areas of culture and purpose, employee engagement, development and pay equity
The Human Capital Management and Compensation Committee is comprised entirely of directors who are independent under the standards adopted by the Board and the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. The committee’s charter, which may be accessed on the Corporate Governance section of our website at www.ppg.com/en-US/about-ppg/governance, describes the composition, purposes and responsibilities of the committee. Among other things, the charter provides that the committee will be comprised of independent, non-employee directors.

The committee approves, adopts, administers, interprets, amends, suspends and terminates our compensation plans applicable to, and establishes the compensation and benefits of, all of our directors and executive officers. Recommendations regarding compensation of other officers are made by our Chief Executive Officer. The conclusions reached and recommendations based on these reviews, including with respect to salary adjustments and annual award amounts, are presented to the committee. The committee can exercise its discretion in modifying any recommended adjustments or awards to executives.

Committee meetings are regularly attended by our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, as well as a representative of the outside compensation consulting firm retained by the committee, FW Cook. At each meeting, the committee meets in executive session. The committee’s chair reports the committee’s recommendations on executive compensation to the Board. The human resources department supports the committee in its duties, along with the Company’s Compensation and Employee Benefits Committee, a committee comprised of members of senior management that may be delegated authority to fulfill certain administrative duties regarding our compensation programs. The committee has authority under its charter to retain, approve fees for and terminate advisors, consultants and agents as it deems necessary to assist in the fulfillment of its responsibilities.
Sustainability and Innovation Committee
Number of meetings in 2025: 3
Primary Role of this Committee:
The primary role of the Sustainability and Innovation Committee is to review and provide oversight of programs, initiatives and activities of PPG in the areas of environment, health, safety, technology and sustainability.
Key Responsibilities:
  • reviews with management the Company’s approach to innovation, science and technology, including the Company’s processes, capabilities and plans in relation to its corporate strategies and goals in these areas
  • reviews with management the current status, plans, risks and emerging trends related to the Company’s environment, health, safety, product stewardship and remediation programs that can have a material impact on the Company
  • oversees the Company’s sustainability principles, practices and programs and monitors the Company’s performance against its sustainability goals, including the risks and opportunities to the Company of increasing sustainability demands from customers, stakeholders and outside observers
The Sustainability and Innovation Committee is comprised entirely of directors who are independent under the standards adopted by the Board. The committee’s charter, which may be accessed on the Corporate Governance section of our website at www.ppg.com/en-US/about-ppg/governance, describes the composition, purposes and responsibilities of the committee. More information about PPG’s sustainability goals, metrics, initiatives and achievements and PPG’s community and employee engagement programs can be found on PPG’s Sustainability Report website located at sustainability.ppg.com.
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