PPG Industries, Inc. announced that Javier Sosa Mejía, vice president, architectural coatings, Latin America and president, PPG Comex, will expand his responsibilities as president, PPG Latin America, effective January 1, 2026. Sosa will continue to report to Henrik Bergström, senior vice president, global architectural coatings. Sosa joined PPG in November 2014 following the company?s acquisition of Comex.

He has held several positions of increasing responsibility, including retail experience and design manager, product manager, B2B marketing director and B2B commercial director, where he consistently contributed to the strategic growth of PPG Comex in the region. Sosa was also responsible for the PMC and traffic solutions businesses in Mexico and Central America in his previous role. In his current role as vice president, architectural coatings, Latin America and president, PPG Comex, he is responsible for PPG?s architectural coatings activities in Mexico, Central America and Brazil, going to market through the Comex concessionaires?

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