NOMINATION: PPG appoints Anthony DeGram vice president, global supply chain, separating procurement and supply chain leadership
PPG (NYSE: PPG) announced on October 29, 2026 that Anthony DeGram has been named vice president, global supply chain. He reports to Kevin Braun, PPG senior vice president, operations, and is responsible for PPG's global supply chain team, processes and strategy across the enterprise. DeGram joins PPG from Regal Rexnord, a global industrial manufacturer. Braun described DeGram as an established leader with deep supply chain expertise and a track record in operational excellence.
The move also changes the allocation of executive responsibilities. In 2024, Christine Camsuzou, PPG vice president and chief procurement officer, took on an expanded mandate covering an integrated procurement and supply chain organization. With DeGram assuming responsibility for global supply chain operations, Camsuzou will focus exclusively on leading PPG's global procurement organization.
The material organizational fact is the separation of supply chain and procurement leadership into two accountable executive roles after a combined arrangement. The official release does not specify detailed boundaries for sourcing, supplier commitments, inventory, planning or execution decisions, nor does it state what operational results were achieved through the 2024 integration. Those details should not be inferred from the leadership change alone.
Official PPG newsroom announcement, October 29, 2026: https://news.ppg.com/Press-Releases/news-details/2026/PPG-appoints-Anthony-DeGram-as-vice-president-global-supply-chain/default.aspx
This is a decision-rights change, not just an executive appointment. PPG is separating a combined procurement and supply chain leadership remit established in 2024 into two accountable roles: Christine Camsuzou concentrates on sourcing and procurement, while Anthony DeGram assumes enterprise-wide supply chain leadership. The key operating-model decision is where sourcing authority ends and planning, inventory, supplier coordination and execution accountability begin. Separation can sharpen responsibility if escalation and handoff rules are explicit, especially when commercial terms, material availability and operational priorities conflict. The trade-off is clearer functional ownership versus the risk of slower cross-functional arbitration. The failure mode is to split executive roles without resolving who decides when the lowest-cost sourcing choice creates a supply or service constraint. The release does not explain which objectives the 2024 integration was intended to achieve, or establish that the new split performs better; that question remains open.