AkzoNobel appointed John Griffin to lead the automotive and specialty coatings business.

On August 14th AkzoNobel announced the appointment of John Griffin as Commercial Director of Automotive and Specialty Coatings for the Americas.
that John Griffin was a materials engineer before entering the paint and coatings manufacturing industry.
joined AkzoNobel in 2000 and has held sales, management and executive positions in the company's global and regional automotive, aerospace, packaging, yacht and film coatings divisions.
patrick Bourguignon, global head of global operations at AkzoNobel, said: "John has been an important leader for decades and I am delighted to see where he will take our regional automotive and specialty coatings business.
recently, John has led our aerospace and thin film coatings division to great success.
I am confident that he will now guide our automotive and specialty coatings teams through the challenges of this unprecedented global pandemic and will excel in his new role."
" John Griffin said: "I look forward to joining the automotive and specialty coatings teams, who have proven time and again how to be a market leader and exceed customer expectations.
even in difficult economic times, I know we will continue to excel because of our expertise, deep experience and dedicated staff.
his new role, John Griffin continues as AkzoNobel's North American director.
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