Kovalsky named to head PPG’s automotive coatings unit Free

Kovalsky named to head PPG’s automotive coatings unit

PPG Industries Inc. announced that Dennis A. Kovalsky, Vice President,Aerospace, will become Vice President, Automotive Coatings. He succeeds Richard Zarhren, who retired on 1 March after 33 years with the company. Kovalsky joined PPG in 1977 and has held manufacturing-management positions at coatings plants in the United States and Europe. He was named global director of pretreatment and specialty products in 1998. He became vice president of Aerospace Coatings and Sealants in 2000 following PPG’s acquisition of PRC-DeSoto International, and was named vice president, Aerospace, following the combination of the Aerospace Coatings and Sealants and Aircraft Transparency businesses.