{"id":412221,"date":"2021-01-11T10:50:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T15:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=412221"},"modified":"2021-01-11T10:50:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T15:50:43","slug":"ppg-appoints-bhaskar-ramachandran-vice-president-and-chief-information-officer-chris-caruso-to-retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/ppg-appoints-bhaskar-ramachandran-vice-president-and-chief-information-officer-chris-caruso-to-retire\/","title":{"rendered":"PPG Appoints Bhaskar Ramachandran, Vice President and Chief Information Officer; Chris Caruso to Retire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p><b>PPG Appoints Bhaskar Ramachandran, Vice President and Chief Information Officer; Chris Caruso to Retire<\/b><\/p>\n<p>PITTSBURGH&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nPPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the appointment of Bhaskar Ramachandran as vice president and chief information officer (CIO). Ramachandran will succeed Chris Caruso, current vice president, IT, who has announced his intent to retire, effective March 1, 2021.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"news-body-cta\">This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210111005308\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210111005308\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"bwbodyimg\" style=\"width: 480px;float:left;padding-left:0px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20210111005308\/en\/851259\/4\/Bhaskar02.jpg\" alt=\"PPG announced the appointment of Bhaskar Ramachandran as vice president and chief information officer (CIO). (Photo: Business Wire)\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:85%\">PPG announced the appointment of Bhaskar Ramachandran as vice president and chief information officer (CIO). (Photo: Business Wire)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nRamachandran joins PPG from Jabil Inc., an American worldwide manufacturing services company. As vice president, IT, and CIO of the company\u2019s largest division, he led the creation of a transformative strategy to introduce a fully cloud-based connected eco-system to make production more efficient and cost-effective.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nPrior to joining Jabil in 2015, Ramachandran progressed through IT leadership roles of increasing responsibility at Textron, Inc., a multi-industry company, where he was accountable for strategy development and operational elements of Textron\u2019s SAP center of excellence (COE). In 2013, he was appointed VP, IT, and CIO for the company\u2019s defense and intelligence segment. Ramachandran also previously worked for Sybase, Inc., an enterprise software and services company; Prudential Financial, Inc., an investment and insurance company; and IBM \/ PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) consulting company, where he led the application infrastructure team that supported implementation of SAP for numerous pharma, retail and manufacturing clients.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nRamachandran earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in chemistry from Madras University in Chennai, India, an advanced diploma in information systems from the National Institute of IT in India, and a master\u2019s in business administration degree from Duke University\u2019s The Fuqua School of Business.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nOver his 24-year career with PPG, Caruso has been an instrumental leader in development of IT strategies for PPG\u2019s strategic businesses and functions. He joined PPG in 1996 as IT director for the company\u2019s architectural coatings business, and progressed to provide corporate-wide direction on e-commerce, including development of e-commerce strategies and execution of supporting projects. Throughout his career, Caruso provided IT leadership for PPG\u2019s automotive refinish, protective and marine coatings, architectural coatings, flat glass and fiberglass businesses. In 2016, Caruso was appointed to his current role as vice president, IT. Under his leadership, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.ppg.com%2Fpress-releases%2Fpress-release-details%2F2020%2FPPG-Again-Recognized-Among-Best-Places-to-Work-in-IT-Rated-Top-Five-for-Career-Development-125244b0f%2Fdefault.aspx%23%3A%7E%3Atext%3DJune%252025%252C%25202020%26text%3DPITTSBURGH%252D%252D%2528BUSINESS%2520WIRE%2529%252D%252D%2Cfor%2520career%2520development%2520in%25202020.&amp;esheet=52359274&amp;newsitemid=20210111005308&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=IDG+Communication%26%238217%3Bs+Insider+Pro+and+Computerworld+named+PPG+one+of+the+%26%238220%3BBest+Places+to+Work+in+IT%2C%26%238221%3B&amp;index=1&amp;md5=f6f4cb169f8a460c37766e1ac670277c\">IDG Communication\u2019s Insider Pro and Computerworld named PPG one of the \u201cBest Places to Work in IT,\u201d<\/a> and rated the company in the top five companies for career development in 2020.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cChris\u2019s passion for IT-driven innovation has resulted in multiple patents, and his leadership has resulted in PPG earning several industry awards for IT innovation,\u201d said Tim Knavish, PPG executive vice president. \u201cChris has made his mark as an engaging, caring and inspiring leader.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p><b>PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD\u2122<br \/>\n<br \/><\/b>At PPG (NYSE:PPG), we work every day to develop and deliver the paints, coatings and specialty materials that our customers have trusted for more than 135 years. Through dedication and creativity, we solve our customers\u2019 biggest challenges, collaborating closely to find the right path forward. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, we operate and innovate in more than 70 countries and reported net sales of $15.1 billion in 2019. We serve customers in construction, consumer products, industrial and transportation markets and aftermarkets. 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(Photo: Business Wire)<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Photo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20210111005308\/en\/851260\/3\/Formal1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Chris Caruso, current PPG vice president, IT, has announced his intent to retire, effective March 1, 2021. (Photo: Business Wire)<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PPG Appoints Bhaskar Ramachandran, Vice President and Chief Information Officer; Chris Caruso to Retire PITTSBURGH&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the appointment of Bhaskar Ramachandran as vice president and chief information officer (CIO). Ramachandran will succeed Chris Caruso, current vice president, IT, who has announced his intent to retire, effective March 1, 2021. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210111005308\/en\/ PPG announced the appointment of Bhaskar Ramachandran as vice president and chief information officer (CIO). (Photo: Business Wire) Ramachandran joins PPG from Jabil Inc., an American worldwide manufacturing services company. 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Ramachandran will succeed Chris Caruso, current vice president, IT, who has announced his intent to retire, effective March 1, 2021. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210111005308\/en\/ PPG announced the appointment of Bhaskar Ramachandran as vice president and chief information officer (CIO). (Photo: Business Wire) Ramachandran joins PPG from Jabil Inc., an American worldwide manufacturing services company. 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