Valspar Appoints Cates, Dunlop and Falline to Vice-President Posts
MINNEAPOLIS - The Valspar Corp. announced the appointment of three key industrial-coatings executives - Hugh Cates, Al Dunlop and Brian Falline - as corporate vice presidents.
Cates, vice president-Wood Coatings, joined Valspar as a result of the company's acquisition of Lilly Industries Inc. in 2000, and has led the integration of the Lilly and Valspar wood-coatings businesses. He formerly headed Lilly's wood-coatings business, and had previously worked for Valspar before joining Lilly.