PPG Industries
PPG INDUSTRIES INC
NYSE: PPG. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566
- SEC CIK
- 0000079879
- Website
- www.ppg.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 15, 2026
- Newest evidence
- Mar 5, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Timothy M. KnavishSince Feb 19, 2026
- Chair
- Timothy M. Knavish
- Independent
- 11 / 1212 directors published
- Published claims
- 654 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 160 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 4 distinct sources and 16 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
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EXECUTIVE APPOINTED
Alisha E. Bellezza executive of PPG Industries, effective 2026-02-19.
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Vice President, Automotive Coatings | Alisha E. Bellezza | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE4 |
| Senior Vice President, Protective and Marine Coatings | Amy R. Ericson | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE5 |
| Senior Vice President, Law and Special Projects | Anne M. Foulkes | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE6 |
| Senior Vice President, Automotive Refinish Coatings | Chancey E. Hagerty | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE7 |
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | Joseph R. Gette | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE8 |
| Senior Vice President, Industrial Coatings and Specialty Products | Juliane M. Hefel | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE9 |
| Senior Vice President, Global Architectural Coatings | K. Henrik Bergström | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE10 |
| Senior Vice President, Operations | Kevin D. Braun | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE11 |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer | Robert L. Massy | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE12 |
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Timothy M. Knavish | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE13 |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Vincent J. Morales | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE14 |
Board of directors
Evidence12 directors published. 11 of 12 with a published determination are independent.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine R. Smith | Independent | 2019 | AuditAudit; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Christopher N. Roberts III | Independent | 2023 | AuditAudit; Sustainability and Innovation; TechnologySustainability and InnovationTechnology | Source reportedE3 |
| Gary R. Heminger | Independent | 2017 | Human Capital Management and CompensationHuman Capital Management and Compensation; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Guillermo Novo | Independent | 2021 | Human Capital Management and CompensationHuman Capital Management and Compensation; Sustainability and Innovation; TechnologySustainability and InnovationTechnology | Source reportedE3 |
| Kathleen A. Ligocki | Independent | 2020 | Human Capital Management and CompensationNominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance; Human Capital Management and Compensation | Source reportedE3 |
| Kathy L. Fortmann | Independent | 2024 | AuditAudit; Sustainability and Innovation; TechnologySustainability and InnovationTechnology | Source reportedE3 |
| Leon J. Topalian | Independent | 2025 | AuditAudit; Sustainability and Innovation; TechnologySustainability and InnovationTechnology | Source reportedE3 |
| Melanie L. Healey | Independent | 2016 | Human Capital Management and CompensationNominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance; Human Capital Management and Compensation | Source reportedE3 |
| Michael T. Nally | Independent | 2021 | AuditAudit; Sustainability and Innovation; TechnologySustainability and InnovationTechnology | Source reportedE3 |
| Michael W. Lamach | Independent | 2015 | Human Capital Management and CompensationHuman Capital Management and Compensation; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Timothy M. Knavish | Not independentChair | 2022 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Todd M. Schneider | Independent | 2026 | Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance; Sustainability and Innovation; TechnologySustainability and InnovationTechnology | Source reportedE3 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | Not published | Catherine R. Smith, Christopher N. Roberts III, Kathy L. Fortmann, Leon J. Topalian, Michael T. Nally | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Nominating and Governance | Not published | Catherine R. Smith | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Sustainability and Innovation; Technology | Not published | Christopher N. Roberts III, Kathy L. Fortmann, Leon J. Topalian, Michael T. Nally | Not described in the published record |
| Human Capital Management and Compensation | Not published | Gary R. Heminger, Guillermo Novo, Kathleen A. Ligocki, Melanie L. Healey, Michael W. Lamach | human_capital, financial |
| Human Capital Management and Compensation; Nominating and Governance | Not published | Gary R. Heminger, Michael W. Lamach | human_capital, financial |
| Human Capital Management and Compensation; Sustainability and Innovation; Technology | Not published | Guillermo Novo | human_capital, financial |
| Nominating and Governance | Not published | Catherine R. Smith, Gary R. Heminger, Kathleen A. Ligocki, Melanie L. Healey, Michael W. Lamach, Todd M. Schneider | Not described in the published record |
| Nominating and Governance; Human Capital Management and Compensation | Not published | Kathleen A. Ligocki, Melanie L. Healey | human_capital, financial |
| Nominating and Governance; Sustainability and Innovation; Technology | Not published | Todd M. Schneider | Not described in the published record |
| Sustainability and Innovation | Not published | Christopher N. Roberts III, Guillermo Novo, Kathy L. Fortmann, Leon J. Topalian, Michael T. Nally, Todd M. Schneider | Not described in the published record |
| Technology | Not published | Christopher N. Roberts III, Guillermo Novo, Kathy L. Fortmann, Leon J. Topalian, Michael T. Nally, Todd M. Schneider | Not described in the published record |
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Financials and market context
Evidence| Index | Security | Status | Effective | Verification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices) | NYSE: PPG | current | Mar 4, 1957 | inferred | Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license) |
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Alisha E. BellezzaSenior Vice President, Automotive Coatingscompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:21
- Amy R. EricsonSenior Vice President, Protective and Marine Coatingscompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:22
- Anne M. FoulkesSenior Vice President, Law and Special Projectscompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:23
- Chancey E. HagertySenior Vice President, Automotive Refinish Coatingscompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:24
- Joseph R. GetteSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretarycompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:25
- Juliane M. HefelSenior Vice President, Industrial Coatings and Specialty Productscompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:26
- K. Henrik BergströmSenior Vice President, Global Architectural Coatingscompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:27
- Kevin D. BraunSenior Vice President, Operationscompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:28
- Robert L. MassySenior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officercompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:29
- Timothy M. KnavishChairman and Chief Executive Officercompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:30, company:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:9
- Vincent J. MoralesSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officercompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:31
- Catherine R. SmithIndependent Directorcompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:10
- Christopher N. Roberts IIIIndependent Directorcompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:11
- Gary R. HemingerIndependent Directorcompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:12
- Guillermo NovoIndependent Directorcompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:13
- Kathleen A. LigockiIndependent Directorcompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:14
- Kathy L. FortmannIndependent Directorcompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:15
- Leon J. TopalianIndependent Directorcompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:16
- Melanie L. HealeyIndependent Directorcompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:17
- Michael T. NallyIndependent Directorcompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:18
- Michael W. LamachIndependent Directorcompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:19
- Todd M. SchneiderIndependent Directorcompany:c5dd8169-88e4-4d90-a84a-59d5ca23c566:leadership_role:20
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 16 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
- E2PPG INDUSTRIES INC Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-19). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
- E3sec proxy. Published Mar 5, 2026. Retrieved Mar 21, 2026. Cited by 12 Claims.
- E4sec filing. Published Feb 19, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Feb 19, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6sec filing. Published Feb 19, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Feb 19, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8sec filing. Published Feb 19, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9sec filing. Published Feb 19, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E10sec filing. Published Feb 19, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E11sec filing. Published Feb 19, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E12sec filing. Published Feb 19, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E13sec filing. Published Feb 19, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E14sec filing. Published Feb 19, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E15board_seats. sp500-board-director-completeness-remediation-2026-05-15. Cited by 33 Claims.
- E16Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 15, 2026- Alisha E. Bellezza executive of PPG Industries, effective 2026-02-19.
- Amy R. Ericson executive of PPG Industries, effective 2026-02-19.
- Anne M. Foulkes executive of PPG Industries, effective 2026-02-19.
- Chancey E. Hagerty executive of PPG Industries, effective 2026-02-19.
- Joseph R. Gette executive of PPG Industries, effective 2026-02-19.
- Juliane M. Hefel executive of PPG Industries, effective 2026-02-19.
- K. Henrik Bergström executive of PPG Industries, effective 2026-02-19.
- Kevin D. Braun executive of PPG Industries, effective 2026-02-19.
- Robert L. Massy executive of PPG Industries, effective 2026-02-19.
- Timothy M. Knavish executive of PPG Industries, effective 2026-02-19.
- Vincent J. Morales executive of PPG Industries, effective 2026-02-19.
- Todd M. Schneider seat on PPG Industries, effective 2026-01-01.
- Nominating and Governance; Sustainability and Innovation; Technology committee of PPG Industries, effective 2026-01-01.
- Todd M. Schneider member of Nominating and Governance; Sustainability and Innovation; Technology, effective 2026-01-01.
- Leon J. Topalian seat on PPG Industries, effective 2025-01-01.
- Leon J. Topalian member of Audit; Sustainability and Innovation; Technology, effective 2025-01-01.
- Kathy L. Fortmann seat on PPG Industries, effective 2024-01-01.
- Kathy L. Fortmann member of Audit; Sustainability and Innovation; Technology, effective 2024-01-01.
- Christopher N. Roberts III seat on PPG Industries, effective 2023-01-01.
- Audit; Sustainability and Innovation; Technology committee of PPG Industries, effective 2023-01-01.
- Christopher N. Roberts III member of Audit; Sustainability and Innovation; Technology, effective 2023-01-01.
- Timothy M. Knavish seat on PPG Industries, effective 2022-01-01.
- Timothy M. Knavish chairs board PPG Industries, effective 2022-01-01.
- Guillermo Novo seat on PPG Industries, effective 2021-01-01.
- Michael T. Nally seat on PPG Industries, effective 2021-01-01.
- Michael T. Nally member of Audit; Sustainability and Innovation; Technology, effective 2021-01-01.
- Human Capital Management and Compensation; Sustainability and Innovation; Technology committee of PPG Industries, effective 2021-01-01.
- Guillermo Novo member of Human Capital Management and Compensation; Sustainability and Innovation; Technology, effective 2021-01-01.
- Kathleen A. Ligocki seat on PPG Industries, effective 2020-01-01.
- Nominating and Governance; Human Capital Management and Compensation committee of PPG Industries, effective 2020-01-01.
- Kathleen A. Ligocki member of Nominating and Governance; Human Capital Management and Compensation, effective 2020-01-01.
- Catherine R. Smith seat on PPG Industries, effective 2019-01-01.
- Audit; Nominating and Governance committee of PPG Industries, effective 2019-01-01.
- Catherine R. Smith member of Audit; Nominating and Governance, effective 2019-01-01.
- Gary R. Heminger seat on PPG Industries, effective 2017-01-01.
- Human Capital Management and Compensation; Nominating and Governance committee of PPG Industries, effective 2017-01-01.
- Gary R. Heminger member of Human Capital Management and Compensation; Nominating and Governance, effective 2017-01-01.
- Melanie L. Healey seat on PPG Industries, effective 2016-01-01.
- Melanie L. Healey member of Nominating and Governance; Human Capital Management and Compensation, effective 2016-01-01.
- Michael W. Lamach seat on PPG Industries, effective 2015-01-01.
- Michael W. Lamach member of Human Capital Management and Compensation; Nominating and Governance, effective 2015-01-01.



