Juliane Hefel
Senior Vice President Industrial Coatings and Specialty Products @ PPG I Board Member I Driving sustainable innovations to enable our customers to win
PPG•Detroit, Michigan, United States
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Every step in my private life as well as professional career has been driven by my love for change. Anticipating future needs, turning them into a clear vision & strategy, helping the organization to transform and taking people along on that change journey is what excites me. For more than 15 years I have been successfully driving transformational change projects across different cultures as well as across the entire value chain to create unique competitive advantages for our customers, partners and for PPG. No matter in which industry, we are in the middle of fundamental disruptions driven by climate change, geopolitical upheaval and megatrends like mobility and digitalization. How to turn these into opportunities, but also mitigate threats if not anticipated early enough, will be THE question leaders will need to answer to succeed. I am interested in exchanging views on which disruptive trends will shape our world and industries and how we could jointly leverage these opportunities to create a positive impact for our companies, societies and the world? Please contact me under jhefel@ppg.com Innovation | Sustainability I Circular Economy I Materials Science | Future Mobility | EMobility | Leadership | Change Management | Transformational Change | Gender Diversity | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Career Timeline
- PPGCurrentSep 2022–Present· 4 yrs 1 mo
- Senior Vice President, Industrial Coatings and Specialty ProductsCurrent2025–Present
- Director, Board, Supply Chain Management, Ireland2023–Present
- Vice President Specialty Coatings & MaterialsSep 2022–2025
- May 2006–Sep 2022· 16 yrs 4 mos
- Corporate Vice President Automotive OEM AmericasMay 2019–Sep 2022
- Vice President Acoustics & Structurals North AmericaMay 2017–May 2019
- Global Head of Marketing Communications Automotive & MetalsFeb 2016–May 2017
- Global Head of Marketing & Sales Excellence Automotive & Metals2015–May 2017
- Regional Materialgroup Lead Indirect Materials & Services2012–Dec 2014
- Corporate Manager PurchasingMay 2006–Dec 2011
Education
Sustainable Business Strategy
Harvard Business School OnlineHBX Disruptive Innovation
Harvard Business School OnlineMaster of Arts - MA
Language Interpretation and Translation
University of ViennaMaster of Arts - MA
Business Administration and Management, General
WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)Bachelor of Arts in Applied Languages
Language Interpretation and Translation
Dublin City University