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PPG Names Mary Kimbro Refinish Director of Marketing North America and Appoints Sales Team Members

In her new position, Kimbro will be responsible for leading the marketing strategies and initiatives for the North American collision, fleet, and light industrial segments.

Kimbro has been with PPG for over twenty years and has held various positions of responsibility, including Technical Product Development, Training and Customer Service Manager, MVP Operations and Collision Center Marketing Director, and Regional Sales Manager, as well as her latest assignment as Director, Market Segments N.A.

Kimbro was awarded a patent for a new coatings technology and was a recipient of PPG’s Presidential Award for her significant contributions.

Kimbro will continue to lead the collision and commercial coatings brand manager teams, the Logistics Team as well as the Communications, Customer Focus Center, Color, and Training teams. She will maintain an office in Strongsville, Ohio.

PPG Automotive Refinish also announced the appointment of three key sales management positions.

Dean Worley has been appointed Director of Sales, Collision USA. Brett Candler has been appointed Zone Sales Director, Zone 3, and Russ Boston has been appointed Director, National Accounts.

Worley will focus on PPG’s leadership position in the collision repair segment. He has been with PPG for 23 years and has held various positions of responsibility including manufacturing, distribution, powder coatings, and sales as well as his latest assignment as Director, Strategic Planning Automotive Refinish.

Candler will focus on driving refinish sales within the central third of the U.S. He has been with PPG for 21 years and has held various positions of responsibility including sales and management within several PPG business units as well as his latest assignment as Director, Business Development, Automotive Refinish.

Boston will focus on growing PPG’s current customer base and delivering new opportunities within the independent multi-collision repair segment. He has been with PPG for 19 years and has held various positions of responsibility including technical, marketing and sales as well as his latest assignment as Senior Manager, Business Development, Automotive Refinish.

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