Director

Catherine R. Smith

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Starbucks Corporation; PPG Director·Ppg Industries Inc.

About

Catherine R. Smith has served on the PPG board since 2019 and is Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Starbucks Corporation.

She has significant expertise gained from years of leading the complex finance organizations of some of the largest companies in the United States. Her experience in financial reporting and disclosure, accounting, risk management and internal controls brings valuable expertise to the Board, along with extensive experience leading retail companies with a national and international footprint similar to PPG's.

Since 2019
Age 62
Tenure 7 yrs

Also at Ppg Industries Inc.

KF Kathy L. Fortmann Chief Executive Officer of Amyris, Inc.; PPG Director MH Melanie L. Healey Former Group President, North America of The Procter & Gamble Company; PPG Director GH Gary R. Heminger Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marathon Petroleum Corporation; PPG Director TK Timothy M. Knavish Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PPG Industries, Inc. ML Michael W. Lamach Retired Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Trane Technologies plc; PPG Independent Lead Director KL Kathleen A. Ligocki Former Chief Executive Officer of Agility Fuel Solutions, LLC; PPG Director

Roles

Organization Role Dates Details
Ppg Industries Inc. Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Starbucks Corporation; PPG Director 2019–present Current role
Starbucks Corporation Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (since March 2025)
Nordstrom, Inc. Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 2023-2025
Bright Health Group, Inc. Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (Jan 2020-May 2023) 2020-2023
Target Corporation Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 2015-2019
Express Scripts Holding Company Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Feb 2014-Dec 2014) 2014-2015
Walmart International, GameStop Corp., Centex Corp. Various lead financial officer positions

External roles

Organization Role Dates
Boston Scientific Corporation Director
Baxter International Inc. Director 2017-2026

Related

Source: Ppg Industries Inc. proxy statement (SEC Schedule 14A)

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