Senior Vice President, Protective and Marine Coatings
Amy Ericson has dedicated her career to leading solutions-oriented businesses in global corporations. A compassionate and engaging leader, she focuses on delivering business results through products that enhance the world. Now senior vice president, Protective and Marine Coatings, Ericson champions PPG's efforts to Protect and Beautify the World.
Ericson joined PPG in 2018 as a senior vice president leading both the global Packaging Coatings and Specialty Coatings and Materials business units. In that dual role, she drove profitable growth for both businesses through a focus on sustainable metal packaging coatings innovations and an array of specialty coatings and materials that enable efficiency.
In January 2023, she was appointed SVP, Protective and Marine Coatings where she will focus on positioning PPG as a global leader in sustainable coatings that protect and beautify industrial assets exposed to extreme conditions. She also gained oversight of PPG's Latin American region.
Prior to joining PPG, Ericson was the president of SUEZ Chemical Monitoring and Solutions after SUEZ acquired General Electric’s Water Services Company, where she similarly served as president. While at General Electric, Ericson helped lead the organization’s water purification efforts while managing the growth and profitability for the $1.2 billion business composed of over 2,700 employees.
During a 20-year tenure at Alstom S.A. where she held a number of titles culminating with president and CEO of Alstom in the U.S., Ericson was instrumental in the energy and integrated transport system-focused corporation’s carbon capture efforts. She played a leading role in signing the first commercial offshore wind contract in the United States. And, at the request of the U.S. Energy Secretary, she chaired a study assessing the value proposition for global carbon capture and storage. Ericson also worked for Exxon Corporation, Mobil Oil, and DuPont in the early years of her career.
She is passionate about mentoring and supporting women in STEM education and is the executive sponsor of PPG's Women’s Leadership Network (WLN). Ericson sits on the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Board of Trustees and is also a member of the Penn State College of Engineering Industrial and Professional Advisory Council.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School. An avid reader, lifelong swimmer and Pilates enthusiast, Ericson is mother to four daughters and resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her husband and dogs.