MEDINA, OH – RPM International Inc. has appointed Julie A. Lagacy to its board of directors effective immediately, and has nominated Robert A. Livingston as a director candidate for election to the board at RPM’s annual stockholders’ meeting on October 5, 2017. Lagacy is Vice President of Global Information Services and Chief Information Officer at Caterpillar Inc., and Livingston is President and CEO of Dover Corp.
Lagacy replaces Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton, who retired from the RPM board after nearly 18 years of service. Thornton is the retired President of Cuyahoga Community College, a position she held from 1992 to 2013. “Jerry Sue brought tremendous perspectives on leadership, management and community engagement to RPM, and I am grateful for her thoughtful guidance. During her tenure with RPM, sales grew from $1.7 billion in 1999 to approximately $5 billion today. Our shareholders were rewarded with an annual dividend that increased from $0.465 per share to $1.20 per share during that timeframe,” said Frank C. Sullivan, RPM Chairman and CEO.