(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)
(i412)
i434-3131
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
iCommon Stock, par value $1.66 2/3
iPPG
iNew
York Stock Exchange
i0.875% Notes due 2022
iPPG 22
iNew
York Stock Exchange
i0.875% Notes due 2025
iPPG 25
iNew
York Stock Exchange
i1.400% Notes due 2027
iPPG 27
iNew
York Stock Exchange
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Item
5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 6, 2021, William E. Schaupp, Vice President and Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of PPG Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) submitted his resignation, effective July 31, 2021. Mr. Schaupp has accepted a senior level finance position at a Fortune 75 company which will be announced at a later date. Mr. Schaupp joined the Company as Manager, Financial Reporting in 2008, and progressed through a variety of financial and corporate development positions before his appointment
to his current role in 2018.
Effective August 1, 2021, Brian R. Williams will serve as Acting Controller and Acting Chief Accounting Officer of the Company until a permanent replacement is appointed. Mr. Williams joined the Company in 2005 as Manager, Financial Reporting. He served as Director, Financial Reporting, Coatings, from 2009 to 2011, and from 2011 to 2012 he served as Director, Finance Transformation. He was appointed Director, Financial Analysis, Silica, in 2012 and Director of Finance, Specialty Chemicals and Materials, in 2014. In 2016, Mr. Williams was named Director, Corporate Planning and Development and was promoted to Global Director of Finance, Automotive
Refinish in 2018. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Williams worked at Ernst & Young as an Audit Senior Manager, and he is a certified public accountant. There are no family relationships between Mr. Williams and any director or executive officer of the Company that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K. There are no related party transactions involving the Company that are required to be disclosed pursuant to item 404(a) of Regulations S-K related to Mr. Williams.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
