PPG expands leadership team

PPG announced that Joe Gette, formerly assistant general counsel, mergers and acquisitions, and securities, has been named vice president, deputy general counsel and secretary, effective June 1.

In this new role, Gette will assume corporate secretary responsibilities while continuing to provide oversight and support for the company’s global M&A activities, said PPG. Gette will continue to report to Anne M. Foulkes, PPG senior vice president, general counsel and current secretary.

“Joe’s vast experience and proven leadership capabilities will be invaluable in his new role. He has a wealth of experience in many areas of law and has consistently provided valuable and practical counsel across the organization,” said Foulkes.

Gette will also have oversight responsibility for securities, labor and employment and commercial legal activities for PPG’s U.S. and Latin America, North and South regions.

“This experience will serve him well as he takes on this new and very important role in the company,” said Foulkes.

Gette is a sponsor for PPG’s LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Network (ERN) and is a member of the company’s Women’s Leadership Network, said the firm.

He joined PPG in 2005 as an assistant counsel and has held roles of increasing responsibility since that time in supporting several PPG business units, regional operations and serving as the lead transactional lawyer for the company.

Prior to joining PPG, he worked for the law firm K&L Gates. Gette earned his undergraduate degree from Allegheny College and his law degree from Vanderbilt University.

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PPG operates and innovates in more than 75 countries and reported net sales of $16.8 billion in 2021.