PPG: Jaime Irick new vice president of architectural coatings
PPG has announced the appointment of Jaime Irick as vice president, architectural coatings, U.S. and Canada. Irick succeeds Dave Cole, who has announced his intent to retire, effective July 31, 2019.
Irick joins PPG from the Life Fitness Division of Brunswick Corp., a global leader in the commercial fitness equipment industry, where he served as president.
Irick focused on digital solutions
At Life Fitness, Irick transformed the company’s business strategy and portfolio to focus on digital solutions that provided enhanced experiences for consumers and improved profitability for fitness facilities. He also focused on driving continuous business process improvement across manufacturing, new product introduction and sales, and incorporated Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
Prior to joining Life Fitness, Irick worked for General Electric Company (GE) as chief commercial officer, Current, powered by GE. Before that, he served as vice president, GE Lighting North America; president and chief executive officer of GE Lighting Solutions; general manager, GE Power Sensing; director of sales, GE Security; and director, Corporate Initiatives Group, GE.
