PPG elects Tim Knavish president and chief executive officer; Michael H. McGarry named executive chairman

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that Tim Knavish, chief operating officer, has been named president and chief executive officer (CEO), effective Jan. 1, 2023. Knavish will join the company’s Board of Directors, effective October 20, 2022. Knavish, 57, who has served as PPG’s chief operating officer since March, will succeed Chairman and CEO Michael McGarry, 64, in the role of CEO. McGarry, who has served as CEO since September 2015, will become Executive Chairman, ef