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PPG Names Three to Key Positions in Industrial Coatings

October 1, 2002
PITTSBURGH - PPG Industries Inc.'s Industrial Coatings Division has promoted Bradley M. Bridgham to National Sales director of Industrial Finishes, J. Rich Alexander to vice president of Industrial Coatings and Keith H. Prins to general manager of Industrial Finishes.

Bridgham was formerly director of Customer Services for Industrial Finishes, and has held a series of Industrial Coatings sales, marketing and operations positions.

Alexander joined PPG in 1978 as a Fiber Glass Market Research Analyst, and subsequently held a series of sales, marketing, and management positions in the Fiber Glass and Specialty Materials businesses before being named general manager of General Industrial Coatings in 2000.

Prins joined PPG in 1982 was most recently director of Finance and director of Sales and Marketing for the Automotive Replacement Glass business unit.

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