PPG ANNOUNCES N.A. SALES ORGANIZATION APPOINTMENTS

For Immediate Release:
February 27, 2006

PPG
One PPG Place
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15272 USA
www.ppg.com

Contact:
Calvinia Fields
(440) 572-2800
cfields@ppg.com

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – February 27, 2006 – PPG Automotive Refinish 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. Worley 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. He holds a BA in business from Baldwin Wallace College and an MBA from Brenau University.

Candler will focus on driving refinish sales within the central third of the U.S. Candler 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. He holds a BS in marketing from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University Bloomington IN.

Boston will focus on growing PPG’s current customer base and delivering new opportunities within the independent multi-collision repair segment. Boston 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. He holds a BS in chemistry from Westminster College and an EMBA from the University of Pittsburgh, Katz Graduate School of Business.

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