PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE: AXTA), a leading global supplier of liquid
and powder coatings, is pleased to announce that Mr. Christopher Mecray
has joined the company as Vice President of Investor Relations. In this
new position at the company, Mr. Mecray will be responsible for building
the investor relations function and positioning Axalta among both buy-
and sell-side analysts.
“Now that Axalta is a publicly traded company, we want to ensure a high
level of ongoing dialogue with the company’s stakeholders and the
broader investment community,” explained Robert Bryant, Axalta’s
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “Chris’ extensive
experience in equity analysis coupled with his in-depth knowledge of
industrials, and especially coatings, will be a great resource.”
Mr. Mecray joins Axalta from Blackrock, Inc., an investment management
company with over $200 billion in active equity assets under management,
where he has worked for the last nine years, most recently as a Vice
President Senior Analyst covering global industrials and basic
materials, including coatings. Before joining Blackrock, Mr. Mecray was
a Director and Senior Research Analyst in equity research at Deutsche
Bank Securities, and its acquired companies, from 1995 to 2004 where he
specialized in covering industrial companies. From 1993 to 1994 he was a
Research Analyst at Ladenburg, Thalman & Co.
Mr. Mecray received an A.B. from Princeton University.
About Axalta Coating Systems
Axalta is a leading global company focused solely on coatings and
providing customers with innovative, colorful, beautiful and sustainable
solutions. From light OEM vehicles, commercial vehicles and refinish
applications to electric motors, buildings and pipelines, our coatings
are designed to prevent corrosion, increase productivity and enable the
materials we coat to last longer. With more than 145 years of experience
in the coatings industry, the 12,000 people of Axalta continue to find
ways to serve our more than 120,000 customers in 130 countries better
every day with the finest coatings, application systems and technology.
For more information visit axaltacoatingsystems.com
and follow us @axalta on Twitter.
Source: Axalta Coating Systems