About
A native of Pittsburgh, Knavish earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Pittsburgh.
He joined PPG in 1987 in an engineering role in the former flat glass business and advanced through positions including process engineer, supervisor of technical services, manager of operations planning and scheduling, and superintendent of production across PPG's former flat glass and automotive glass businesses before joining the architectural coatings business in 2000 as plant manager for the East Point, Georgia, manufacturing facility.
Roles
Ppg Industries Inc.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PPG Industries, Inc. · Current role
2022–present
PPG Industries, Inc.
President and Chief Executive Officer (Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 1, 2023); Chief Operating Officer (Mar 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022); Executive Vice President (2019-2022); Senior Vice President, Architectural Coatings and President, PPG EMEA (Jan 2019-Sep 2019); Senior Vice President, Industrial Coatings (Oct 2017-Dec 2018); Senior Vice President, Automotive Coatings (Mar 2016-Sep 2017); Vice President, Protective and Marine Coatings (Aug 2012-Feb 2016); Vice President, Automotive Coatings, Americas (Mar 2010-Jul 2012)
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External Roles
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Director
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Fixed Compensation
FY 2025
All other compensation
$342,861
Total compensation
$14,885,022
Performance Compensation
Data from FY 2025
Cash incentive
Annual incentive award
$1,924,000
Stock awards
Also at Ppg Industries Inc.