Jason Lawton03.31.05
Raymond W. LeBoeuf, chairman and chief executive officer of PPG Industries, will retire July 1 after nearly 25 years with the company and eight years as its chairman and CEO. As part of PPG's succession plan, PPG's board of directors elected Charles E. Bunch, 55, as president and CEO, effective immediately. Bunch will become chairman of the board and CEO July 1 upon LeBoeuf's retirement.