06.25.19
James T. "JT" Jones was appointed VP, procurement at PPG effective July 1, the company announced.
Reporting directly to Rebecca Liebert, SVP, automotive coatings, Jones will be responsible for leading PPG’s global procurement team, processes and strategy. In addition, he will be tasked with optimizing the organization’s worldwide supplier base of purchased raw materials, goods and services spanning numerous categories and regions.
Jones joins PPG from Celanese, a global chemical and specialty materials company, where he was VP, global raw material procurement.
In that role, Jones aligned the procurement team and processes to more closely match each of the businesses go-to-market models and growth strategies.
In addition, he led a global cost-savings initiative that exceeded productivity targets by more than 35 percent.
