19. Sheboygan Paint Co.

Sheboygan, WI

800/773.7801

President and CEO: Paul Krueger

www.shebpaint.com

2022 Coatings Sales: $60 million

Sheboygan Paint Co. is an independent manufacturer of industrial finishing solutions. Established in 1921, the company manufactures a diverse portfolio of product lines for OEM and refinish applications, serving a variety of customers including those in the transportation, waste containers, drums and cylinders, and general metal segments. Technologies include two-component epoxy, zinc-rich epoxy, and polyurethanes as well as conventional high solids solvent-based, and waterborne and water-reducible coatings. Sheboygan Paint operates two manufacturing and full-service laboratory facilities in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and Cedartown, Georgia, with distribution centers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Los Angeles, California.

Notes: In August 2022, Sheboygan announced that Cynthia Baricos had been promoted to Vice President of Research & Development. In this role, she will direct the Research & Development team to ensure Sheboygan Paint Company maintains its competitive advantage in the marketplace by developing innovative coatings solutions for customers. Additionally, she is responsible for the strategy and execution of the organization’s Quality Management Systems, ensuring process efficiency while maintaining excellence in quality by focusing on analytics and capital investments.

In September 2022, the company’s patent-pending MachCure catalyst technology was nominated for the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest, sponsored by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. This catalyst is one of the company’s wide variety of industrial coatings, with the goal of being more environmentally friendly. MachCure has the potential to displace conventional solventborne technology.

In December 2022, Sheboygan Paint Co. announced the appointment of its new President and CEO, Paul Krueger, effective January 3, 2023. Krueger brings 35 years of industrial coatings experience to his new role. Former President and CEO Peter Kirton retired at the end of 2022.

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