HOUSTON – International Paint LLC, an AkzoNobel company, has promoted Chris McMillan and Karl Nollsch and has hired Martin Criado.

The company has promoted McMillan to Protective Coatings Senior Market Manager. In this newly created role, McMillan will be responsible for providing leadership and increased effectiveness to all Protective Coatings Market Managers over the power, oil and gas, high-value infrastructure, commercial infrastructure, and water and wastewater market segments throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central America.

The company has appointed Nollsch to dual positions as Water and Wastewater Market Manager, Americas, and Protective Coatings Distributor Program Coordinator. In these new roles, Nollsch will be responsible for providing leadership to all marketing and new business development efforts for the growing water and wastewater markets throughout the Americas. He will also spearhead the new Protective Coatings Distributor program, serving as liaison between the Protective Coatings and Specialty Business sales teams.

The company has hired Criado as Marine & Protective Coatings Manager, Latin America. Criado will be responsible for managing all marketing, sales and business development efforts for the marine and five key protective coatings market segments throughout Latin America.