Global Vice President, Aerospace, PPG
Sam Millikin is global vice president, Aerospace, for PPG, and a member of the company’s operating committee. During his nearly 35-year tenure at PPG, Millikin has progressed through various roles of increasing responsibility, including positions in manufacturing, sales and marketing within PPG’s specialty coatings and materials business.
In 2013, Millikin joined PPG’s aerospace packaging business as global platform business manager where he was responsible for strategy development, marketing, manufacturing, supply chain and engineering/product development. He was named global platform director for PPG’s aerospace sealants and packaging business in 2017 where he managed all aspects of this business. In 2020, Millikin was appointed to global platform director of PPG’s aerospace coatings and sealants business.
In his current role as global vice president, Aerospace, Millikin oversees all aerospace employees at more than 30 manufacturing facilities, application support centers and research sites worldwide.
Millikin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology and a Master of Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.