RPM International Inc. announced that Michael J. Laroche, chief financial officer of its Specialty Products Group (SPG) operating segment, has been appointed controller and chief accounting officer for RPM, effective November 1. He will succeed Keith Smiley, current RPM vice president of finance and controller, who previously announced he will retire from his role in October. Laroche joined SPG in 2016 as controller and was promoted to vice president and controller before rising to the position of CFO. Before joining the company, he was a senior manager at PwC.