In her new role, Murthy will be responsible for leading the digital strategy and commercial excellence programs for the specialty chemical distributor.
The milestone – reached at the beginning of the year – is the latest in AkzoNobel’s ongoing efforts to transition to 100% renewable electricity at all its sites globally.
The new distribution relationship expands Univar Solutions' specialty portfolio for customers in the region who are manufacturing building and construction products.
The new operations manager has a tenured career in operations management including leadership roles at Aerosol Systems, Inc., Ludlow Composites, Premix, and Malish Corp.
President and CEO, Tim Knavish, commented that PPG made good progress on its focus to achieve full operating margin recovery, as year-over-year earnings improved in both segments despite more acute pandemic-related demand disruptions in China.