PPG’s Dave Cole to Retire, Company Names Successor
PITTSBURGH – PPG announced the appointment of Jaime Irick as Vice President, Architectural Coatings, U.S. and Canada. He will report to Tim Knavish, PPG Senior Vice President, Architectural Coatings, and President, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Irick will succeed Dave Cole, current PPG Vice President, Architectural Coatings, U.S. and Canada (AC USCA), who has announced his intent to retire, effective July 31, 2019.
Irick joins PPG from the Life Fitness Division of Brunswick Corp., a global leader in the commercial fitness equipment industry, where he served as President. At Life Fitness, Irick transformed the company’s business strategy and portfolio to focus on digital solutions that provided enhanced experiences for consumers and improved profitability for fitness facilities. He also built a culture of operational excellence, which focused on driving continuous business process improvement across manufacturing, new product introduction and sales, and incorporated Lean Six Sigma methodologies.