Former Group President, North America of The Procter & Gamble Company
Age: 62
Director Since: 2016
Term: Expires 2025
Committees:
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Age: 70
Director Since: 2017
Term: Expires 2025
Retired Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Trane Technologies plc
Age: 60
Director Since: 2015
Term: Nominee, Expires 2025
Former Chief Executive Officer of Agility Fuel Solutions, LLC
Age: 67
Director Since: 2020
Term: Expires 2025
Chief Executive Officer and Director of Generate Biomedicines, Inc. and CEO-partner of Flagship Pioneering
Age: 48
Director Since: 2021
Term: Expires 2025
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ashland Inc.
Age: 61
Director Since: 2021
Term: Expires 2025
Retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of AGCO Corporation
Age: 71
Director Since: 2007
Term: Nominee, Expires 2025
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Global Food and Beverage of Ecolab Inc.
Age: 61
Director Since: 2023
Term: Nominee, Expires 2025
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Nordstrom, Inc.
Age: 60
Director Since: 2019
Term: Nominee, Expires 2025
Committees:
Diversity of our Directors ![]() ![]()
Melanie L. Healey
Former Group President, North America of The Procter & Gamble Company
Independent
Age: 62
Director since: 2016
Term: Expires 2025
Committees of the Board:
Professional Experience:
Ms. Healey has been a Director of PPG since 2016. She served as
Group President at Procter & Gamble, one of the world’s leading
providers of branded consumer packaged goods, from 2007 to 2015,
serving as President and Advisor to the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer from January to June 2015; as Group President, North America
from 2009 to 2015; and as Group President, Global Feminine and Health
Care sector from 2007 to 2009. She previously served as President,
Global Feminine Care and Adult Care sector from 2005 to 2007 and as
Vice President and General Manager, Feminine Care North America
from 2001 to 2005. Ms. Healey joined Procter & Gamble in 1990. She
has more than 30 years of experience in the consumer goods industry
having previously held positions with S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. and
Johnson & Johnson. Ms. Healey is also a director of Hilton Worldwide
Holdings Inc., Kenvue Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc.
Qualifications:
Ms. Healey has extensive experience in the consumer goods industry with three multinational companies. She
has a thorough understanding of strategy, branding, consumer marketing and international operations, including 18 years
working outside the United States. Ms. Healey brings to the Board significant marketing, brand building, managerial and
international expertise gained from years of experience marketing consumer products to customers worldwide.
Skills, Expertise, and Experience:
Gary R. Heminger
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Independent
Age: 70
Director since: 2017
Term: Expires 2025
Committees of the Board:
Professional Experience:
Mr. Heminger has been a Director of PPG since 2017. Mr. Heminger
retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marathon Petroleum
Corporation in April 2020. He became Chief Executive Officer of
Marathon Petroleum in 2011 and became Chairman of the Board in
2016. Marathon Petroleum is one of the largest independent petroleum
product refining, marketing, retail and pipeline transportation companies
in the United States. Mr. Heminger spent over 45 years in a variety of
leadership, financial and marketing positions with Marathon Petroleum.
From 2011 to 2020, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer
of Marathon Petroleum Corporation, and from 2001 to 2011,
Mr. Heminger served as both Executive Vice President – Downstream,
Marathon Oil Corporation and as President of Marathon Petroleum
Company LLC. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President,
Supply, Transportation and Marketing for Marathon Ashland Petroleum
from January to September 2001; as Senior Vice President, Business
Development from 1999 to January 2001; and as Vice President,
Business Development from 1998 to 1999. From 2012 to April 2020,
Mr. Heminger also served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer of MPLX GP LLC, a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Marathon
Petroleum and the general partner of MPLX LP, a consolidated master
limited partnership formed to own and operate midstream energy
infrastructure assets. Mr. Heminger is also a director of Fifth Third
Bancorp.
Qualifications:
Mr. Heminger has significant leadership and financial expertise gained from years of service at a large
petroleum product refining, transport, marketing and retail company. His over 40 years of experience leading a complex
manufacturing and marketing business provides useful guidance in managing PPG’s complex organization with many of the
same challenges and opportunities as faced by PPG. Mr. Heminger also brings to the Board marketing and retail expertise
gained from overseeing Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s former network of gasoline retail locations and convenience
stores.
Skills, Expertise, and Experience:
Timothy M. Knavish
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PPG Industries, Inc.
Age: 58
Director since: 2022
Term: Expires 2025
Committees of the Board:
Professional Experience:
Mr. Knavish has been a Director of PPG since 2022. He has served as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PPG since October 1, 2023. He
served as President and Chief Executive Officer of PPG from January 1,
2023 until October 1, 2023 and as Chief Operating Officer from March 1,
2022 to December 31, 2022. Mr. Knavish previously served as Executive
Vice President from October 2019 through February 2022; Senior Vice
President, Architectural Coatings and President, PPG Europe, Middle
East and Africa from January 2019 through September 2019; Senior Vice
President, Industrial Coatings from October 2017 through
December 2018; Senior Vice President, Automotive Coatings from
March 2016 through September 2017; Vice President, Protective and
Marine Coatings from August 2012 through February 2016 and Vice
President, Automotive Coatings, Americas from March 2010 through
July 2012. Mr. Knavish joined PPG in 1987. Mr. Knavish is also a director
of Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Qualifications:
Mr. Knavish has been an employee of PPG for over 35 years and has served in executive level positions at
PPG since 2010, providing him with significant knowledge of the coatings industry. He has been a highly successful
leader of
businesses in both PPG’s Industrial Coatings and Performance Coatings segments, serving in a variety of key business and
functional leadership roles in the United States, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. Mr. Knavish has been integral to
PPG’s
acquisition strategy. Mr. Knavish also has led PPG’s efforts to enhance PPG’s sales capabilities and digital offerings.
Skills, Expertise, and Experience:
Michael W. Lamach
Retired Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Trane Technologies plc
Independent Lead Director
Age: 60
Director since: 2015
Term: Nominee, Expires 2025
Committees of the Board:
Professional Experience:
Mr. Lamach has been a Director of PPG since 2015. He served as
Executive Chair of Trane Technologies plc, a global leader in climate
control and climate-focused innovations for buildings, homes and
transportation, from July 1, 2021 until his retirement on December 31,
2021. Previously, Mr. Lamach served as Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Trane Technologies from its separation from Ingersoll-Rand plc
in February 2020 to July 1, 2021. Mr. Lamach served in several roles with
Ingersoll-Rand, including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from
June 2010 to February 2020, Director from February 2010 to
February 2020, President and Chief Executive Officer from February 2010
to June 2010; President and Chief Operating Officer from February 2009
to February 2010; President of Trane Commercial Systems from
June 2008 to February 2009; and President of the Security Technologies
Sector from February 2004 to June 2008. Prior to joining Ingersoll-Rand,
Mr. Lamach spent 17 years in a variety of management positions with
Johnson Controls. Mr. Lamach is also a director of Honeywell International
Inc. and Nucor Corporation. He served as a director of Iron Mountain, Inc.
from 2007 to 2015 and as Chair of the Board of the National Association
of Manufacturers.
Qualifications:
During his career, Mr. Lamach led a number of businesses serving different end-use markets, including
automotive components, controls, security systems and HVAC systems. As former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Trane Technologies plc and previously of Ingersoll-Rand plc, he brings to the Board experience leading global companies
that
sell a diverse range of products and services to both industrial and consumer customers. Mr. Lamach’s past service as
the
Chair of the Board of the National Association of Manufacturers provides him with keen insight into the challenges
facing
manufacturers.
Skills, Expertise, and Experience:
Kathleen A. Ligocki
Former Chief Executive Officer of Agility Fuel Solutions, LLC
Independent
Age: 67
Director since: 2020
Term: Expires 2025
Committees of the Board:
Professional Experience:
Ms. Ligocki has been a Director of PPG since 2020. Ms. Ligocki served
as Chief Executive Officer of Agility Fuel Solutions, LLC, a leading
manufacturer of natural gas solutions for medium and heavy-duty
vehicles in North America, from 2015 to 2019. From 2014 to 2015, she
was President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of start-up
company, Harvest Power, Inc., a leading organic waste management
company in North America, and from 2012 to 2014 she was an operating
partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a top venture capital firm.
From 2010 to 2012, Ms. Ligocki was President and Chief Executive
Officer and a director of Next Autoworks, a start-up automobile
manufacturer. From 2008 to 2010, she served as principal at Pine Lake
Partners, a consultancy for start-up companies, and from 2008 to 2009
she was President and Chief Executive Officer of start-up Mexican
automobile manufacturer and retailer, GS Motors, owned by Grupo
Salinas, a Mexican conglomerate. From 2003 to 2007, Ms. Ligocki was
Chief Executive Officer of Tower Automotive, a Fortune 1000 automotive
supplier. Her previous experience includes executive leadership positions
in global operations at Ford Motor Company and United Technologies
Corporation as well as various leadership roles at General Motors
Corporation. Ms. Ligocki is also a director of Carpenter Technology
Corporation and Lear Corporation. She served as a director of Qell
Acquisition Corp. from October 2020 to December 2021 and as a director
of Ashland Inc. from 2004 to 2014.
Qualifications:
Ms. Ligocki has diverse senior leadership experience in the automotive and transportation industry, a key
customer for PPG’s products. As the chief executive officer of several start-up and early stage companies, she brings to
the
Board significant understanding of the importance of innovation and the process of bringing new ideas to market. Ms.
Ligocki
also has substantial experience managing the manufacturing and operations of multinational companies.
Skills, Expertise, and Experience:
Michael T. Nally
Chief Executive Officer and Director of Generate Biomedicines, Inc. and CEO-partner of Flagship Pioneering
Independent
Age: 48
Director since: 2021
Term: Expires 2025
Committees of the Board:
Professional Experience:
Mr. Nally has been a Director of PPG since 2021. He has been Chief
Executive Officer of Generate Biomedicines, Inc., a company that uses
machine learning algorithms to design biological compounds to combat
disease, since March 31, 2021. Previously, Mr. Nally was Executive Vice
President and Chief Marketing Officer of Merck & Co., Inc., a leading,
global health care company that delivers innovative health solutions
through prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies and animal
health products, from January 2019 to March 31, 2021. Mr. Nally led
Merck’s human health business and was responsible for developing
Merck’s growth strategy and commercialization model. From
September 2016 to January 2019, Mr. Nally served as President, Global
Vaccines and delivered significant business growth and a dramatic
increase in the reach and public health impact of pediatric, adolescent
and adult vaccines. He served as Managing Director, United Kingdom
and Ireland from January 2014 through August 2016. Previously,
Mr. Nally served in key management positions in strategic initiatives,
commercial operations, business development and investor relations
after joining Merck in 2003.
Qualifications:
Mr. Nally’s leadership experience in the pharmaceutical industry brings to the Board extensive understanding
of the research and development process and the importance of product innovation to growth. He also has valuable
experience commercializing new technologies and marketing products to consumers. Mr. Nally also has experience managing
significant global businesses for a multinational company.
Skills, Expertise, and Experience:
Guillermo Novo
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ashland Inc.
Independent
Age: 61
Director since: 2021
Term: Expires 2025
Committees of the Board:
Professional Experience:
Mr. Novo has been a Director of PPG since 2021. He has been
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ashland Inc. (formerly known as
Ashland Global Holdings Inc.), a leading, global manufacturer of specialty
materials for customers in a wide range of consumer and industrial
markets, including architectural coatings, construction, energy, food and
beverage, nutraceuticals, personal care and pharmaceuticals, since
December 31, 2019. Prior to becoming Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, Mr. Novo was an independent director of Ashland, joining the
board in May 2019. Mr. Novo served as the President and Chief
Executive Officer and a director of Versum Materials, Inc. from 2016 until
its sale in 2019. Previously, Mr. Novo served as Executive Vice
President, Materials Technologies of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
from 2014 to 2016, leading the spin-off of Versum Materials from Air
Products and Chemicals. He joined Air Products and Chemicals in 2012
as Senior Vice President, Electronics, Performance Materials, Strategy
and Technology. Prior to joining Air Products and Chemicals, Mr. Novo
was employed by the Dow Chemical Company where he most recently
served as Group Vice President, Dow Coating Materials. He began his
career in 1986 with Rohm and Haas Company (which merged with Dow
in 2009) and held a variety of commercial, marketing, and general
management positions, living in South America, the United States and
Asia. In 1998, Mr. Novo was named a Vice President at Rohm and Haas,
and in 2006 he became a corporate officer and one of five group
executives on the corporate leadership team responsible for driving the
overall strategy for the company. Mr. Novo served as a director of
Versum Materials, Inc. from 2016 to 2019 and as a director of Bemis
Company, Inc. from 2018 to 2019 when Bemis was acquired by
Amcor plc.
Qualifications:
Mr. Novo’s over 30 years in the specialty chemicals and specialty materials industry brings to the Board
extensive understanding of our business, including the perspective of a strategic raw material supplier to the specialty
chemicals industry. He also has significant experience and knowledge in the areas of business strategy, mergers and
acquisitions in the chemicals industry, global business operations, manufacturing and corporate governance.
Skills, Expertise, and Experience:
Martin H. Richenhagen
Retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of AGCO Corporation
Independent
Age: 71
Director since: 2007
Term: Nominee, Expires 2025
Committees of the Board:
Professional Experience:
Mr. Richenhagen has been a Director of PPG since 2007. He served as
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of AGCO Corporation,
an agricultural equipment manufacturer from 2006 through
December 2020. From 2004 to 2006, he served as President and Chief
Executive Officer of AGCO. From 2003 to 2004, Mr. Richenhagen was
Executive Vice President of Forbo International SA, a Swiss flooring
materials company. From 1998 to 2003, he was with CLAAS KgaA MbH,
a German-based manufacturer of agricultural and forest machinery,
serving as Group President from 2000 until 2003. Mr. Richenhagen is
also a director of Linde plc and Daimler Truck Holding AG.
Mr. Richenhagen was a director of Axios Sustainable Growth Acquisition
Corporation from 2022 to 2023 and Praxair, Inc. from 2015 until the
closing of its combination with Linde AG in October 2018.
Qualifications:
Mr. Richenhagen led global manufacturing companies for many years. As Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of AGCO Corporation, he led a global manufacturer of agricultural equipment with dealers and
distributors in
more than 140 countries worldwide. Mr. Richenhagen brings considerable international business experience to the Board,
having served as a senior executive at multinational companies located in Europe and the United States.
Skills, Expertise, and Experience:
Christopher N. Roberts III
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Global Food and Beverage of Ecolab Inc.
Independent
Age: 61
Director since: 2023
Term: Nominee, Expires 2025
Committees of the Board:
Professional Experience:
Mr. Roberts has been a Director of PPG since October 2023. He has
served as Executive Vice President and General Manager, Global Food
and Beverage of Ecolab Inc., a global leader in water, hygiene and
infection prevention solutions and services, since November 24, 2020.
Mr. Roberts joined Ecolab in October 2020 as Executive Vice President,
Strategic Initiatives. Prior to joining Ecolab, Mr. Roberts was an executive
at Land O’Lakes, Inc., a member-owned cooperative and one of
America’s premier agribusiness and food companies, serving as
Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer from September
2019 to May 2020 and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer, Dairy Foods from February 2017 to August 2019. Previously,
Mr. Roberts held leadership roles at Cargill, Incorporated, a world leading
provider of food ingredients, agricultural and food service products and
financial and technological solutions, including President, Cargill
Foodservice North America from 2016 until January 2017; President,
Value Added Protein from 2015 to 2016; President, Kitchen Solutions
from 2011 to 2015; Group Vice President, Food Products, Corn Milling
North America from 2009 to 2011; and Vice President and General
Manager, Sweeteners Americas from 2006 to 2009. Prior to Cargill,
Mr. Roberts held progressively responsible sales, marketing and general
management positions with PepsiCo, Inc.’s Frito-Lay business and with
The Coca-Cola Company. During 2020, he was a strategy and growth
advisor to MIC Capital Partners, a private equity firm owned by the
Mubadala Investment Company, advising senior leadership teams of
consumer product-focused companies in the MIC Capital portfolio.
Mr. Roberts served as a director of Meredith Corporation from 2019 to
2021, when Meredith was acquired by Gray Television Inc. and IAC Inc.
Qualifications:
Mr. Roberts’s senior leadership roles at several leading, multinational industrial and consumer products
companies provides him with substantial operational, marketing, customer relations, retail and branding experience in
business-to-business and business-to-consumer settings. He brings to the Board significant experience growing and
improving
the businesses he has led.
Skills, Expertise, and Experience:
Catherine R. Smith
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Nordstrom, Inc.
Independent
Age: 60
Director since: 2019
Term: Nominee, Expires 2025
Committees of the Board:
Professional Experience:
Ms. Smith has been a Director of PPG since 2019. She has been Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer of Nordstrom, Inc., a leading retailer of
apparel, shoes, beauty products, accessories and home goods with over
350 locations, since May 2023. She previously served as Chief Financial
and Administrative Officer of Bright Health Group, Inc., a diversified,
consumer-focused healthcare company providing a broad range of
benefits and services to consumers and care providers in local markets
throughout the United States, from January 2020 to May 2023. Prior to
joining Bright Health, Ms. Smith was Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Target Corporation, a customer-centric, omnichannel
retailer with approximately 2,000 stores in the United States, from
September 2015 to November 2019. From February to December 2014,
Ms. Smith was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Express Scripts Holding Company, a Fortune 20 company and the
United States’ largest pharmacy benefit manager, leaving the company in
March 2015. Prior to Express Scripts, Ms. Smith held Chief Financial
Officer positions at Walmart International, GameStop Corp., Centex
Corp. and others. Ms. Smith is also a director of Baxter International Inc.
Qualifications:
Ms. Smith has significant expertise gained from years of leading the complex finance organizations of some of
the largest companies in the United States. Her experience in financial reporting, accounting and internal controls
brings
valuable expertise to the Board. In addition, Ms. Smith has extensive experience leading retail companies with a
national and
international footprint similar to that of PPG.
Skills, Expertise, and Experience:
These directors have experience serving as CEO, CFO or a senior executive having hands-on leadership experience in core management areas, including an understanding of organizational behavior and processes, strategic planning, compliance, values and culture. These directors have experience serving on public company boards and/or an understanding of the dynamics and operation of a corporate board and its relationship with the CEO and senior management as well as knowledge of corporate governance practices and policies and the protection of stakeholder interests. In light of the Board’s role in risk oversight and overseeing the Company’s enterprise risk management program, these directors have knowledge and experience assessing and managing key risks and overseeing compliance. These directors have the ability to read and understand PPG’s financial statements and have knowledge of the financial reporting processes, internal controls and capital markets, which enables them to monitor and assess the Company’s operating and strategic performance and financing activities.
At our heart, PPG is a manufacturer. These directors have experience leading a large manufacturing company or the manufacturing function of a large company as such skill is valuable in assessing and overseeing our manufacturing capabilities. We have operations in over 70 countries. These directors possess expertise managing operations, driving business success and developing business strategy in international markets, including an understanding of diverse cultures and economies. PPG has transformed itself into a coatings leader in part through a strategy built on mergers, acquisitions and dispositions. These directors have experience implementing organic and inorganic growth strategies, identification of acquisition targets and integration of acquired businesses. To fulfill our purpose to Protect and Beautify the World®, we are committed to creating long-term value and to reducing our environmental impact and that of our customers. We have committed to having 50% of our sales come from sustainably advantaged products by 2030. These directors have expertise implementing strategies to reduce an organization’s environmental impact and creating sustainable value. We have over 40 architectural paint brands and thousands of direct-to-consumer points of sale across the world. These directors have experience in the retail or consumer products sectors or with brand development and marketing. Innovation and commercializing new technologies have been a hallmark of PPG for over 140 years and continue to be critical to maintaining our status as the technology leader in our industry. These directors have experience in technology-related businesses; adopting new technologies; understanding technological change and innovation; or the management of information security. Our industry is rapidly moving from an in-person, hands-on model to a digital-first model for everything from sales to color matching to paint mixing. These directors have experience with digital transformation programs that are critical to delivering the speed, agility and insights our business and customers demand. PPG is committed to being a purpose-driven organization where our entire workforce is engaged and can bring their best self to work enabling us to be a more innovative, productive and competitive company. These directors have experience in recruitment, retention, development, compensation and incentivization of senior management and key talent, and experience implementing diversity, equity and inclusion programs. ![]() Meetings: 5
Primary Role of this Committee:
The primary role of the Audit Committee is to oversee
and review on behalf of the Board of Directors PPG’s
processes to provide for the reliability and integrity of the
Company’s financial reporting, including the Company’s
disclosure practices, risk management processes and
internal controls.
Key Responsibilities:
The Audit Committee is comprised entirely of directors who are independent under the standards adopted by the
Board, the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The committee’s charter, which may be accessed on the Corporate Governance section of our website
at investor.ppg.com, describes the
composition, purposes and responsibilities of the committee. Among other things,
the charter provides that the committee will be comprised of independent, non-employee directors.
The functions of the committee are primarily to review with our independent auditors and our internal auditors their respective reports and recommendations concerning audit findings and the scope of and plans for their future audit programs and to review audits, annual and quarterly financial statements and accounting and financial controls. The committee also appoints our independent registered public accounting firm, oversees our internal audit department, assists the Board in oversight of our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements related to financial reporting matters and oversees the risk management process. The Board has determined that each member of the committee is “financially literate” in accordance with the applicable rules of the New York Stock Exchange. In addition, the Board has determined that all of the members of the committee, including Ms. Smith, the chair of the committee, are “audit committee financial experts” in accordance with the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. ![]() Meetings: 7
Primary Role of this Committee:
The primary role of the Nominating and Governance
Committee is to oversee PPG’s corporate governance
framework and the composition of PPG’s Board of
Directors and the Board’s committees.
Key Responsibilities:
The Nominating and Governance Committee is comprised entirely of directors who are independent under the
standards adopted by the Board and the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. The committee’s charter,
which may be accessed on the Corporate Governance section of our website at investor.ppg.com, describes the
composition, purposes and responsibilities of the committee. Among other things, the charter provides that the
committee recommends to the Board actions to be taken regarding the structure, organization and functioning of the
Board, and the persons to serve as members of the standing committees of, and other committees appointed by, the
Board. The charter gives the committee the responsibility to develop and recommend corporate governance
guidelines to the Board, to recommend to the Board the process and criteria to be used in evaluating the performance
of the Board and to oversee the evaluation of the Board.
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Primary Role of this Committee:
The primary role of the Human Capital Management and
Compensation Committee is to oversee the
compensation of PPG’s executive officers and directors,
to set objectives for incentive-based compensation for
our executive officers and to oversee the Company’s
human capital management strategies.
Key Responsibilities:
The Human Capital Management and Compensation Committee is comprised entirely of directors who are
independent under the standards adopted by the Board and the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.
The committee’s charter, which may be accessed on the Corporate Governance section of our website at
investor.ppg.com, describes the composition,
purposes and responsibilities of the committee. Among other things, the
charter provides that the committee will be comprised of independent, non-employee directors.
The committee approves, adopts, administers, interprets, amends, suspends and terminates our compensation plans applicable to, and establishes the compensation and benefits of, all of our directors and executive officers. Recommendations regarding compensation of other officers are made by our Chief Executive Officer. The conclusions reached and recommendations based on these reviews, including with respect to salary adjustments and annual award amounts, are presented to the committee. The committee can exercise its discretion in modifying any recommended adjustments or awards to executives. Committee meetings are regularly attended by our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, as well as a representative of the outside compensation consulting firm retained by the committee, FW Cook. At each meeting, the committee meets in executive session. The committee’s chair reports the committee’s recommendations on executive compensation to the Board. The human resources department supports the committee in its duties, along with the Company’s Compensation and Employee Benefits Committee, a committee comprised of members of senior management that may be delegated authority to fulfill certain administrative duties regarding our compensation programs. The committee has authority under its charter to retain, approve fees for and terminate advisors, consultants and agents as it deems necessary to assist in the fulfillment of its responsibilities. ![]() Meetings: 3
Primary Role of this Committee:
The primary role of the Sustainability and Innovation
Committee is to review and provide oversight of
programs, initiatives and activities of PPG in the areas of
environment, health, safety, technology and
sustainability.
Key Responsibilities:
The Sustainability and Innovation Committee is comprised entirely of directors who are independent under the
standards adopted by the Board. The committee’s charter, which may be accessed on the Corporate Governance
section of our website at investor.ppg.com,
describes the composition, purposes and responsibilities of the
committee. More information about PPG’s sustainability goals, metrics, initiatives and achievements and PPG’s
community and employee engagement programs can be found on PPG’s ESG Report website located at sustainability.ppg.com.
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