Leading Executives in Powder Coating and Painting
Heidi G. Petz
Chair, President & Chief Executive Officer, The Sherwin-Williams Company
Chair, President & CEO since January 1, 2024, leading one of the world’s largest paint and coatings companies.
Karl J. Jorgenrud
President, Global Industrial, The Sherwin-Williams Company
Leads the Global Industrial business (principally the Performance Coatings Group) since January 2024; previously served as President, Performance Coatings Group.
Timothy (Tim) M. Knavish
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, PPG Industries
Chairman since October 1, 2023 and CEO since January 1, 2023; long-time PPG leader across industrial, refinish, and architectural coatings.
Juliane Hefel
SVP, Industrial Coatings, PPG Industries
Appointed senior vice president, Industrial Coatings effective January 1, 2025, leading PPG’s global industrial coatings portfolio including powder.
Grégoire Poux-Guillaume
CEO & Chair of the Board of Management, AkzoNobel
Chief Executive Officer since November 2022, overseeing global decorative and performance coatings businesses including Interpon powder coatings.
Jeff Jirak
Director, Powder Coatings Business, AkzoNobel (Interpon)
Global Director of AkzoNobel’s Powder Coatings business, driving capacity investments and digital sustainability tools for Interpon.
Chris Villavarayan
Chief Executive Officer & President, Axalta Coating Systems
Became CEO & President on January 1, 2023, steering Axalta’s mobility, industrial (including powder), and refinish coatings growth strategy.
Tim Bowes
President, Global Industrial Coatings, Axalta Coating Systems
Named President, Global Industrial Coatings effective January 27, 2025, with responsibility for powder and other industrial businesses.
Morten Fon
President & Chief Executive Officer, Jotun
Longtime President & CEO of Jotun, leading strong global growth across protective, marine, decorative and powder coatings; accepted Norway’s 2025 Export Award on Jotun’s behalf.
Clemens Steiner
Chief Executive Officer, TIGER Coatings (TIGER Drylac)
Chief executive leading one of the world’s largest independent powder coating producers based in Austria.
Glynn Mason
Chief Executive Officer; President, IFS Coatings
Veteran powder leader; serves as President/CEO guiding IFS’s North American powder growth across architectural, industrial and specialty segments.
Jill Buckley
President, TCI Powder Coatings (RPM International)
Appointed President on August 7, 2025 to lead TCI’s industrial powder portfolio and expansion into liquid coatings.
Frank C. Sullivan
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, RPM International
Chairman & CEO overseeing a global portfolio of specialty coatings brands including TCI Powder Coatings, Carboline, and Rust-Oleum.
Claudio Merengo
President, Global Powder Division, Graco Inc. (Gema/Global Powder Division)
Leads Graco’s Global Powder Division (since January 2025), after many years heading Worldwide Gema—one of the top powder application equipment makers.
Michael Müller
CEO, Industrial Solutions; Co‑CEO, WAGNER Group, WAGNER Group (J. Wagner GmbH)
Industrial finishing executive who leads WAGNER’s Industrial Solutions business and, since 2023, serves as co-CEO of the WAGNER Group.
Sundaram “Naga” Nagarajan
President & Chief Executive Officer, Nordson Corporation (Industrial Coating Systems)
President & CEO of Nordson, parent to one of the largest powder application and finishing equipment businesses globally (ICS).
Troy Newport
Interim Executive Director, The Powder Coating Institute (PCI)
Publisher of Powder Coated Tough and, as of June 15, 2025, Interim Executive Director guiding PCI during its leadership transition.
Bob Cregg
Business Director, North America; President, PCI (2025), Covestro Coating Resins
Business Director, North America for Coating Resins and 2025 President of the Powder Coating Institute, helping steer industry education and standards.
John Cole, P.E.
President, Parker Ionics (Parker Engineering America)
Engineer-executive leading a U.S. supplier of pulse-power electrostatic powder spray guns and booths; serves on PCI’s 2025 Board.
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