PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE: AXTA), a leading global manufacturer of
liquid and powder coatings, is pleased to announce that Deborah J.
Kissire has joined the company’s Board of Directors on which she will
Chair the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and serve on the
Compensation Committee. Ms. Kissire currently serves on the boards of
directors and audit committees for Cable One, Inc., a leading American
cable service provider, and Omnicom Group, Inc., a global marketing and
corporate communications holding company based in the U.S. In 2015, she
retired as Vice Chair and Regional Managing Partner from Ernst & Young,
L.L.P. (EY), where she also served as a member of their Americas
Executive Board and Global Practice Group. EY is a leading multinational
professional services firm that offers assurance, tax, and transaction
advisory services to companies around the world.
“Deborah’s financial expertise and experience in governance will enable
her to make significant contributions to our Board,” explained Charlie
Shaver, Axalta’s Chairman and CEO. “Her background in strategic planning
will bring valuable insights that will guide Axalta’s long-term growth
and expansion of our global operations. The Board will also benefit from
her perspective on cybersecurity, tax and our acquisition strategy given
her track record of bringing a number of large acquisitions to closure.”
Ms. Kissire has more than 30 years of experience in the financial
sector, and has served in various leadership positions at EY, including
Vice Chair and Regional Managing Partner for the East Central and
Mid-Atlantic Regions and U.S. Vice Chair of Sales and Business
Development. In addition to serving on EY’s Americas Executive Board,
she has extensive experience serving on or leading multiple civic boards
and executive level committees, where she provided exceptional insight
into strategic planning, governance, global branding, and gender
inclusiveness.
In 2014, Ms. Kissire was inducted into the Washington Business Hall of
Fame and has been recognized in the Washington Business Journal’s
list of ‘Women Who Mean Business’. She has also been named as one of Washingtonian’s
‘150 Most Powerful People in Washington, D.C.’ and featured multiple
times on Washingtonian’s list of the ‘100 Most Powerful
Women in Washington, D.C.’
Ms. Kissire is a CPA and earned her BBA, Accounting, from Texas State
University (formerly Southwest Texas State University).
About Axalta Coating Systems – Celebrating 150 Years in the Coatings
Industry
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 150 years of experience in the
coatings industry, the approximately 12,800 people of Axalta continue to
find ways to serve our more than 100,000 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
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