PPG's Crane Announces Retirement
22 September 2000
PPG's Crane Announces Retirement
PITTSBURGH--Sept. 22, 2000--Russell L. Crane, 60, PPG Industries' senior vice president of human resources and administration, announced his retirement, effective at the end of the year."In his 37 years with PPG, Russ has had a tremendous effect on our organization," said Raymond W. LeBoeuf, chairman and chief executive officer. "Russ has been a change agent in so many ways - diversity, talent management and innovation. He created a new focus on the importance of the development of our people, resulting in strengthened employee development programs."
Crane joined PPG as a labor relations assistant at the former Crystal City, Mo., glass plant in 1963. A succession of human resources assignments in glass culminated with his appointment as human resources director of subsidiary PPG Canada Inc. in 1978.
He was appointed manager of the Creighton, Pa., glass plant in 1981 and director of automotive replacement glass sales in 1985. He subsequently headed glass branch operations until his election as vice president of corporate human resources in 1988. Crane was elected to his current post and the company's executive committee in 1994.
Crane was named a fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources in 1999, considered the most prestigious honor in the field of human resources.
He is a board member of the Labor Policy Association, Employment Policy Foundation and Pittsburgh Public Theater. He is a former board member of the Pennsylvania Economy League.
He is a member of the advisory councils of the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and the Indiana University of Pennsylvania College of Business, and a member of the human resources advisory board and employee relations committee of The Conference Board.
A native of Independence, Kan., Crane received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Kansas and is a graduate of Harvard University's advanced management program.
PPG, headquartered in Pittsburgh, is a global supplier of coatings, glass, fiber glass and chemicals, with about 120 manufacturing locations in 23 countries. Sales exceeded US$7.7 billion in 1999.
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