Juliane Hefel

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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Experience20+ Years
LevelExecutive Management

Executive Overview

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

Professional employment history
  • PPGCurrent
    Sep 2022–Present· 4 yrs 1 mo
    • Senior Vice President, Industrial Coatings and Specialty ProductsCurrent
      2025–Present
    • Director, Board, Supply Chain Management, Ireland
      2023–Present
    • Vice President Specialty Coatings & Materials
      Sep 2022–2025
  • May 2006–Sep 2022· 16 yrs 4 mos
    • Corporate Vice President Automotive OEM Americas
      May 2019–Sep 2022
    • Vice President Acoustics & Structurals North America
      May 2017–May 2019
    • Global Head of Marketing Communications Automotive & Metals
      Feb 2016–May 2017
    • Global Head of Marketing & Sales Excellence Automotive & Metals
      2015–May 2017
    • Regional Materialgroup Lead Indirect Materials & Services
      2012–Dec 2014
    • Corporate Manager Purchasing
      May 2006–Dec 2011

Education

Sustainable Business Strategy

Harvard Business School Online

HBX Disruptive Innovation

Harvard Business School Online

Master of Arts - MA

Language Interpretation and Translation

University of Vienna

Master 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

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Juliane Hefel
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

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Strategic LeadershipProject ManagementTeam LeadershipSupply-Chain-ManagementLeadershipLeading transformational changeMarketing StrategyStrategic SourcingDigital TransformationPurchasingBusiness InnovationBusiness TransformationCross-functional Team LeadershipBusiness StrategyInternational NegotiationsProfit & Loss Management