10 PPG legal leaders
Joe Gette, Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary at PPG, is one of these ten PPG legal leaders, alongside people who hold assistant general counsel, legal director and regional head of legal titles. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at PPG from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Anne Foulkes
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President and General Counsel · PPG
Anne Foulkes holds a Senior Vice President and General Counsel row at PPG dated from August 2018, based in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. Anne Foulkes was Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Secretary at PPG from 2016 to 2018, Assistant General Counsel and Secretary from 2011 to 2016 and held commercial, EH&S, M&A and South America legal roles at PPG from 1995 to 2010.
Bill Adams
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel, Labor, Employment & Benefits · PPG
Bill Adams has been Assistant General Counsel, Labor, Employment & Benefits at PPG since August 2022, based in Pittsburgh. Bill Adams was Managing Senior Counsel, Labor, Employment & Benefits at PPG from 2006 to 2022, Manager, Employee Relations at PPG from 2005 to 2006 and Assistant Counsel, Labor & Employment from 2001 to 2005.
Christine W. Trebilcock
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property · PPG
Christine W. Trebilcock has been Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property at PPG since March 2024, based in Pittsburgh. Christine W. Trebilcock was Managing Senior Counsel at PPG from 2017 to 2024, Senior Counsel at PPG from 2011 to 2017 and Associate Partner at COHEN & GRIGSBY PC from 1999 to 2011.
Gustavo Beckedorff
LinkedInExperience: Legal Director · PPG
Gustavo Beckedorff has been Legal Director at PPG since August 2018, with a profile headline of Legal Director - Latin America South, based in Campinas, Brazil. Gustavo Beckedorff was Senior Legal Manager at PPG from 2013 to 2018 and Legal Coordinator at Tecsis Tecnologia e Sistemas Avançados S.A. from 2010 to 2013.
isabelle boisserand
LinkedInExperience: Directeur Juridique · PPG Industries
isabelle boisserand has been Directeur Juridique at PPG Industries since January 2008, based in Rueil-Malmaison, France. isabelle boisserand was reponsable Juridique at SIgmaKalon from 2003 to 2008 and Responsable Juridique at Sigma Coatings from 1997 to 2003.
Joe Gette
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary · PPG
Joe Gette has been Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary at PPG since January 2026, based in Pittsburgh, and also holds a Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Secretary row at PPG dated from June 2022. Joe Gette was Assistant General Counsel M&A and Securities at PPG from 2018 to 2022 and Corporate Counsel at PPG from 2015 to 2018.
Jorge Alberto Mena
LinkedInExperience: LATAM North Legal Director · PPG
Jorge Alberto Mena has been LATAM North Legal Director at PPG since April 2024, covering Mexico, Central America and the Andean region according to the profile headline, based in Mexico City. Jorge Alberto Mena was Corporate Affairs and Legal Sr. Manager at PPG from 2012 to 2024.
Juan Pablo Cantoral
LinkedInExperience: Director de Compliance y Jurídico Latinoamérica Norte · PPG
Juan Pablo Cantoral holds a Director de Compliance y Jurídico Latinoamérica Norte row at PPG dated from February 2019 and has been Senior Managing Counsel Legal & Compliance USCA & Latam North at PPG since September 2022, based in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. Juan Pablo Cantoral was Sub Director Jurídico at PPG from 2015 to 2019.
Pedro Serret Salvat
LinkedInExperience: Head of Legal Affairs · PPG
Pedro Serret Salvat holds a Head of Legal Affairs row at PPG dated from October 2011 and has been General Counsel EMEA at PPG since October 2016, based in the Lausanne area of Switzerland. Pedro Serret Salvat was Head of Transactions & Special Projects Department, Group Legal at Adecco Group from 2009 to 2011.
Steve Faeth
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Environmental Affairs & Asst. Gen. Counsel EHS & Sustainability · PPG
Steve Faeth has been Vice President Environmental Affairs & Asst. Gen. Counsel EHS & Sustainability at PPG since March 2024, based in Pittsburgh, and also holds an Assistant General Counsel EHS & Sustainability row at PPG dated from November 2001. Steve Faeth was a Partner at Eckert Seamans from 1990 to 2001.
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