RPM Names New VP of Environmental, Health & Safety
MEDINA, OH — RPM International Inc. announced that Lee A. Bowers, Vice President – Operations for its Performance Coatings Group (PCG), has been appointed Vice President – Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) effective Dec. 1. Mirroring the success of RPM’s center-led MAP to Growth program, EHS will become center-led under his direction. Reporting to Timothy R. Kinser, Vice President – Operations, Bowers will succeed Kenneth M. Armstrong, who will retire from his role at the end of RPM’s fiscal year on May 31, 2022.
Bowers joined RPM’s Stonhard operating company in 1998 as a Regulatory Compliance Coordinator and has held multiple roles within PCG, including Director, Environmental, Health and Safety; Director, Environmental and Regulatory Affairs; and Vice President, Environmental and Regulatory Affairs. In 2018, he was named Vice President – Operations for PCG. In addition, he was formerly an adjunct professor at Saint Joseph’s University, where he provided graduate-level instruction in the Environmental Protection and Safety Management Program.