Kevin Braun

Braun joined PPG in 1991 as a production engineer at the Delaware, Ohio, coatings manufacturing facility. He joined the industrial coatings business in 1994 as a sales/service representative, appliance division, and he moved to the fiber glass business in 1997 as market development manager. In 2000, Braun returned to industrial coatings as market manager, consumer electronics, and in 2001, he became a regional sales manager for industrial coatings.

Braun joined the architectural coatings business as national sales manager for the Lowe’s account in 2003, and he was named zone sales director for Midwest dealers and stores in 2007. Later that year, Braun relocated to Sydney as general manager, architectural coatings, ANZ (Australia and New Zealand). He was appointed the general manager, silica products, in 2011; vice president, global raw materials and Americas purchasing, in August 2013; and then to his current position later that month.

Braun earned a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master of Business Administration degree from Capital University.