MINNEAPOLIS - The Valspar Corp. named John Ballbach president and chief operating officer and announced the appointment of Steve Erdahl and Bill Mansfield to top executive positions.
Ballbach joined Valspar in 1990 as general manager, Flexible Packaging Coatings and Adhesives, and was most recently senior vice president - EPS, CCA and Operations and headed the company's Engineered Polymer Systems and Color Corporation of America units. He also has held the positions of vice president, Sales and Marketing, Packaging Coatings, and Group vice president, Packaging, and spearheaded Valspar's growth initiatives in Europe from 1996 to 1999. Ballbach assumed his new position in January and reports directly to Valspar Chairman and CEO Richard Rompala.