Kevin Cunningham

Kevin is currently a Senior Technical Expert at PPG in Troy with 43 years of pretreatment and electrocoat experience. Kevin came to PPG after 41 years at General Motors, which included start-up and operational responsibilities with the second cathodic ecoat system at GM in 1976. Since those early days in the history of cationic electrocoat, he found a home testing and approving pretreatment and ecoat materials. His responsibilities also included specifying global bill of process and general technical requirements, and facilitating chemical, technical, equipment and process-related operational details for pretreatment and electrocoat applications.

Degrees in Metallurgical Science and Manufacturing / Industrial Engineering have been instrumental in his understanding and participation in the evolution of not only cathodic ecoat but also the industry-wide transitioning from zinc phosphate to zirconium oxide conversion coating technologies.

Kevin has received numerous awards. They include two GM NA President’s / Chairman’s Awards; one GM Asia Pacific President’s Award; GM Research Most Valuable Colleague Award; Oklahoma City Assembly Plant Tornado Reconstruction Award and the prestigious Electrocoat Association’s George Brewer Award.