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PPG has named Alex Lopez as vice president of investor relations and operational finance, effective 1 October. Lopez, currently director of investor relations, will report to senior vice-president and chief financial officer Jamie Beggs, and will retain responsibility for investor relations while also overseeing enterprise operational finance, including capital discipline, productivity oversight and improving the effectiveness of operational finance. During two decades at PPG, Lopez has held several senior finance positions, most recently moving into investor relations in 2024 after serving as global finance director for automotive OEM coatings, and in 2017 becoming finance director for architectural coatings, Latin America, based in Mexico City, where he was involved in the development of PPG Comex. Before joining PPG, he worked in financial planning and liaison roles at GE Appliances and its joint venture Mabe. PPG, based in Pittsburgh, US, operates in more than 50 countries and recorded net sales of $15.9bn in 2025. Separately, PPG Latin America vice-president Adriana Macouzet retired in April 2026, and from the same date Jennifer Solcz, previously vice-president of protective and marine coatings for the US and Canada, was appointed vice-president of protective and marine coatings for the Americas, adding Latin America to her existing responsibilities.
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