PITTSBURGH -- Garry Goudy, PPG Industries’ senior vice president, automotive aftermarket, announced he will retire July 1 after 36 years. Goudy joined subsidiary PPG Canada Inc. in 1970 as a sales and marketing trainee in Toronto and held several sales assignments. He was appointed Toronto regional sales manager in 1976, and later was national jobber manager, Ontario/Maritimes glass manager, flat glass sales manager, general manager of flat glass sales and general manager of commercial products and distribution for Canada.

After Goudy moved to PPG's Pittsburgh headquarters in 1988 as general manager of North American glass branch distribution, he became general manager of North American flat glass sales and marketing, general manager of North American glass trade products and general manager of automotive replacement glass. He was named vice president, automotive replacement glass, in 1997; vice president, automotive refinish, in 2001; vice president, automotive aftermarket, in 2004; and to his current position in 2005.

With the July 1 retirement of Goudy, J. Rich Alexander, senior vice president, coatings, will become responsible for the automotive refinish, automotive replacement glass and insurance and services business units. In addition, Alexander will assume responsibility for Latin America and retain responsibility for PPG's aerospace and architectural coatings businesses.

Alexander will assume responsibility for the automotive aftermarket, and William Wulfsohn, senior vice president, coatings, will assume responsibility for industrial coatings and Asia, PPG Industries. All of the announced management assignments are effective July 1.

Alexander's responsibilities for industrial coatings and Asia will move to Wulfsohn, who will retain responsibility for automotive OEM and packaging coatings, and Europe. In addition, Wulfsohn will move to PPG's corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh.

Meanwhile, Michael McGarry, vice president, chlor-alkali and derivatives, will relocate to PPG's new European headquarters in Switzerland, becoming vice president, coatings, Europe and managing director, PPG Europe.

In a separate move, Richard Elias, vice president, optical products, will report to Charles Bunch, PPG's chairman and chief executive officer, and join the company's operating committee.

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