AXTA - Axalta Names Mary S. Zappone to Board of Directors | Benzinga
GLEN MILLS, Pa., Oct. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE:AXTA), a leading global coatings company, today announced that Mary S. Zappone, current Chief Executive Officer of Sundyne LLC, a leader in the design and manufacture of mission critical pumps and compressors, has been appointed to Axalta's Board of Directors as an independent director, effective as of October 25, 2023. She will serve on the Audit and Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability Committees. Axalta also announced that Steven M. Chapman has decided that he will not stand for re-election at Axalta's 2024 Annual General Meeting of Members.
"We are pleased to welcome Mary to our Board of Directors," said Rakesh Sachdev, Axalta's Board Chair. "We're looking forward to leveraging her deep expertise across a wide range of industrial sectors, including chemicals, energy infrastructure, manufacturing, and distribution. We expect that her experience and leadership will help us further position Axalta as a leader in our key end markets and in product and service innovations that drive growth for our business and our shareholders."
Chris Villavarayan, Axalta's Chief Executive Officer and President added, "Mary is joining Axalta at an exciting time as we continue our focus on market leadership, profitable growth and value creation. ...