PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the appointment of William E. Schaupp, currently assistant controller and acting controller, as vice president and corporate controller, effective July 19, 2018. Schaupp will have direct responsibility for PPG’s corporate controllership function, including corporate financial accounting and reporting, along with accounting policy and control. Schaupp will report directly to Vince Morales, PPG senior vice president and chief financial officer.

Schaupp joined PPG in 2008 as manager, financial reporting. He was promoted to director, financial reporting in 2011; to assistant controller, financial accounting/reporting in 2013; and to director, finance, fiber glass in 2015. Schaupp was appointed director, financial analysis, in 2016, and director, corporate audit services in 2017. Schaupp has served in his current role since April 2018. Prior to joining PPG, he worked for Mylan, Inc. in financial reporting and also for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as senior manager, audit and assurance services.

Schaupp is a certified public accountant and earned a bachelor of science degree in finance from Robert Morris University.

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