About
Braun earned a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master of Business Administration from Capital University.
He began his career at PPG in 1991 as a production engineer at the Delaware, Ohio, coatings manufacturing facility, later joining the Industrial Coatings business in 1994 and holding roles of increasing responsibility across the industrial and architectural coatings businesses.
Roles
Ppg Industries Inc.
Senior Vice President, Operations · Current role
2024–present
PPG Industries, Inc.
Senior Vice President, Industrial Coatings Segment
2023-2024
PPG Industries, Inc.
Vice President, Global Industrial Coatings
2020-2023
PPG Industries, Inc.
Vice President, Industrial Coatings, Americas
2013-2019
Fixed Compensation
FY 2025Salary
$587,500
ComponentAnnual base salary
All other compensation
$98,620
Total compensation
$2,420,040
Performance Compensation
Data from FY 2025Cash incentive
Annual incentive award
$436,000
FormNon-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
Stock awards
Stock awards
$800,044
FormPerformance-based RSUs and total shareholder return contingent shares
Option awards
$400,001
FormStock options
Also at Ppg Industries Inc.
Colleague
Kathy L. Fortmann
Chief Executive Officer of Amyris, Inc.; PPG Director
Colleague
Melanie L. Healey
Former Group President, North America of The Procter & Gamble Company; PPG Director
Colleague
Gary R. Heminger
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marathon Petroleum Corporation; PPG Director
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