PPG Industries announced several executive appointments effective March 1.

Q-Lab Corp. announced that Doug Grossman, President of the company, recently received the Warren Ketola Memorial Award.

OMNOVA Solutions announced that Thomas Hartle has joined the company as General Manager, Specialty Coatings & Ingredients (SC&I).

Allnex, a supplier of resins for architectural, industrial, OEM and special-purpose coatings, has appointed Miguel Mantas to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective February 1.

Western Specialty Contractors, formerly named Western Waterproofing Co., announced the promotion of Tom Brooks, Vice President - Operations and Business Development, to the position of Sr. Vice President of Operations.

Advanced Polymer Monitoring Technologies Inc.’s co-founder and CEO, Alex Reed, was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Manufacturing/Industry category.

Connell Brothers, a marketer and distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients in Asia-Pacific, has named Azita Owlia President of Connell Brothers, which is a Wilbur-Ellis company.

Axalta Coating Systems has appointed Dan Key Senior Vice President, Operations and Supply Chain.

Tesla NanoCoatings announced that Joseph Davis has joined the company as Vice President - Sales Engineering. 

Effective May 1, 2016, Dirk Van Meirvenne will take charge of the Advanced Industrial Intermediates business unit at specialty chemicals company LANXESS.