AkzoNobel announced the appointment of John Griffin to the position of Regional Commercial Director to lead its Automotive and Specialty Coatings business in the Americas that was effective August 1.

John Griffin was appointed AkzoNobel’s Regional Commercial Director, Automotive and Specialty Coatings, Americas.
Griffin started his career as a materials engineer before moving into the paints and coatings manufacturing industry. He joined AkzoNobel in 2000 and has held various sales, management and executive roles across the company’s global and regional automotive, aerospace, packaging, yacht and film coatings segments.
“John has been an instrumental leader for us for decades, and I