Bill Kraus

Director, Global EOE Coatings, PPG Industries

Graduated from Baldwin Wallace College in 1985 and joined PPG Industries as Technical Support to the Automotive Coatings Development Team in Cleveland, Ohio. Relocated to PPG's R&D in Pittsburgh, PA to support development of powder coatings technology. Returned to Cleveland, Ohio in 1987 as Technical service support for GM. Relocated to Raleigh, NC as a Industrial Sales Representative in 1992 and managed SE region for the PPG Industrial team. Relocated to Lima, Ohio in 1997 to become Global Strategic Accounts manager for a large PPG customer. In 2002 relocaated to Cincinnati, Ohio to manage PPG's Packaging Coatings Beer & Beverage Market. Recently promoted to Director, Global EOE Coatings (the ends of beverage cans)