PHILADELPHIA, July 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE:AXTA), a leading global coatings company, today announced that Chris Evans has been appointed Vice President, Global Strategy and Colleen Lubic has been appointed Vice President, Investor Relations. The appointments are effective immediately and further demonstrate Axalta's bench strength.
Evans has served as Axalta's VP, Investor Relations since early 2022. Prior to joining the company, he led the Investor Relations function for Ecovyst and was Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy for Chemours. He also covered the U.S. chemical industry for more than four years as a sell-side equity analyst for Goldman Sachs. Evans began his career at ExxonMobil as a Senior Research Chemist leading a research and development laboratory. In his new role Evans leads Axalta's Global Strategy and M&A efforts and reports directly to Tim Bowes, Axalta's Chief Transformation Officer. Evans earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Rochester and a bachelor's in chemistry from the Rochester Institute of ...