Aleta Richards
Vice President, Coatings Marketing Unit, Bayer MaterialScience

Aleta Richards has been promoted to vice president of the Coatings Marketing Unit at Bayer MaterialScience LLC (BMS). In her new assignment, Richards is responsible for all sales and marketing efforts for the Coatings Marketing Unit in North America, including global key account management, sales/business operations, distribution, business planning and commercial trainee development.

Patrick J. Kenny
General Manager, Corporate Marketing and Construction Markets, PPG

PPG Industries has named Patrick J. Kenny to the newly created position of general manager, corporate marketing and construction markets. Kenny has been manager of PPG’s construction market team since 2003, and now assumes the additional responsibility of leading PPG’s corporate marketing initiatives. He will continue reporting to Dick Beuke, vice president, growth initiatives.

Susan Ellie
VP Finance and Administration, Northern Coatings & Chemical Co. Inc.

The Board of Directors of Northern Coatings & Chemical Co., Inc., has elected Susan Ellie as vice-president of Finance and Administration. Ellie has been with the company since 1990 in the position of Finance and Human Resource manager. In her new capacity, she will manage Human Resources, General Accounting, Banking and Insurance Vendor Relations.