DuPont Announces Leadership Changes in DuPont Coatings & Color Technologies

WILMINGTON, Del., March 11 -- DuPont Coatings & Color Technologies today announced three senior leadership appointments in its Performance Coatings business unit, effective April 1.

John R. Lewis, 59, vice president and general manager - DuPont Herberts Automotive Systems and Powder Coatings, will become vice president - Asia Growth Initiatives for DuPont Performance Coatings. Lewis has spent his entire 38-year DuPont career in the automotive finishes and polymers businesses. He will be located in Wilmington.

Marty M. McQuade, 49, director - DuPont Herberts Automotive Systems - Americas, will become vice president and general manager - DuPont Herberts Automotive Systems. He will be responsible for the global original equipment manufacture (OEM) coatings business. McQuade has more than 26 years' experience in nearly every phase of the DuPont coatings business. He will be located in Troy, Mich.

Douglas L. Moore, 55, director - Refinish Systems - Americas, will become vice president and general manager - DuPont Advanced Coatings Systems, and will relocate to Wuppertal, Germany. He joined DuPont in 1969 in marketing and has held several positions in the DuPont coatings businesses.

"These appointments will accelerate the implementation of our growth plans for industrial coatings in Europe, Asia and the Americas," said Edward J. Donnelly, group vice president - DuPont Coatings & Color Technologies.

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