RPM International Inc. has promoted four executives to vice president. Effective immediately, the promotions include: Russell L. Gordon to vice president – corporate planning; Janeen B. Kastner to vice president – corporate benefits and risk management; Randell McShepard to vice president – public affairs; and Thomas C. Sullivan, Jr. to vice president – corporate development.

RPM International Inc. has promoted four executives to vice president. Effective immediately, the promotions include: Russell L. Gordon to vice president – corporate planning; Janeen B. Kastner to vice president – corporate benefits and risk management; Randell McShepard to vice president – public affairs; and Thomas C. Sullivan, Jr. to vice president – corporate development.

Gordon was previously director of planning. Prior to joining RPM in 1995, he served in various financial analysis positions with The BFGoodrich Company and began his career with VLSI Technology, Inc. as an industrial engineer.

Kastner joined RPM in 1997 as manager of benefits and insurance, and, most recently, RPM’s director of human resources and administration. She was previously employed as a benefits consultant with Watson Wyatt & Co.

McShepard has been RPM’s director of community affairs since joining the company in 2001. He previously served as executive director of City Year Cleveland, assistant director of administration and program development for the Cleveland Bicentennial Commission and supervisor of training services for Vocational Guidance Services in Cleveland.

Sullivan joined RPM’s corporate office in 2003 as director of corporate development, after serving in various sales and management capacities with RPM subsidiaries, from 1987 to 2003, including Republic Powdered Metals, Consolidated Coatings, Tremco, Inc. and ESPAN Pte. Ltd./RPM Asia Pte. Ltd., where he was responsible for opening RPM’s first office in the Asian marketplace. Prior to joining RPM in 1987, he was a wholesale marketing representative for Armstrong World Industries.

For more information, contact P. Kelly Tompkins at 330.273.5090 or e-mail ktompkins@rpminc.com.