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David Bem

PPG CTO and SVP. Board Member at Brady Corp . Driving growth through customer centric innovation.

Brady Corporation

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Experience31+ Years
LevelLeadership

Executive Overview

Senior Vice President of Science and Technology at PPG. Leading PPG's product and application innovation to Protect and Beautify the World. www.ppg.com Member of the National Academy of Engineering, and Board member at Brady Corporation. History leading R&D across the materials and chemical industry. Track record of results and success at UOP, Celanese and Dow Chemical. Goal: Driving business growth through customer focused innovation. Specialties: R&D, New Business Development, Growth

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • Brady CorporationCurrent
    Aug 2017–Present· 9 yrs 1 mo
    • Independent DirectorCurrent
      Aug 2017–Present
  • PPGCurrent
    Nov 2015–Present· 10 yrs 10 mos
    • Chief Technology Officer, Senior Vice President, Science and TechnologyCurrent
      Nov 2015–Present
  • Dow
    Aug 2013–Oct 2015· 2 yrs 2 mos
    • Vice President of Research and Development Consumer and Infrastructure Solutions
      Aug 2013–Oct 2015
  • Dow
    Apr 2007–Nov 2015· 8 yrs 7 mos
    • Vice President R&D
      Apr 2007–Nov 2015
  • Celanese
    Nov 2002–Mar 2007· 4 yrs 4 mos
    • Research Director
      Nov 2002–Mar 2007
  • Celenese
    2002–2007· 5 yrs
    • R&D Director
      2002–2007
  • Celanese Chemicals
    2002–2007· 5 yrs
    • R&D Director
      2002–2007
  • Honeywell
    May 1995–Nov 2002· 7 yrs 6 mos
    • Research Specialist
      May 1995–Nov 2002

Education

Ph.D

Solid State Chemistry

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

BA

Chemistry

West Virginia University

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PolymersMaterialsProduct DevelopmentLeadershipSix SigmaPolymer ScienceChemicalsChemistryNew Business DevelopmentAdhesivesMaterials SciencePlasticsChemicalR&DStrategyCharacterizationInorganic ChemistryThermoplasticsExceptional mentor & coachChemical Engineering