Caring for Employees and Developing Talents

PPG respects the dignity, rights and contributions of employees. We operate in safe, healthy and harassment-free workplaces, valuing diversity, promoting teamwork and rewarding performance. We develop our people through continuous learning, creating an environment where opinions can be expressed and respected.

We established PPG Asia Pacific Academy in 2007, which is a framework to encourage learning and development of all our people in the region.

In addition, PPG goes to campus and gives students guidance on their future occupations.

Case One: Dialog at CCTV.com--Recognition•Global Corporate Social Responsibility of PPG

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Ms. Cathy Yan, General Manager of PPG Government Affairs & Business Development, Asia/ Pacific

Mr. Lv Wenbin, Division Chief, Office of Inter-MinistralMinisterial Resources Conservation, Department of Resources Conservation and Environment ProtecitonProtection, NDRC. China

Mr. Roger Young, Director of PPG Human Resource, Asia /Pacific

Ms. Liu Xin, famous anchor from CCTV9

Case Two: PPG AP Acadmy

PPG Asia Pacific Academy Objective

The Asia Pacific Academy is a framework for supporting learning and development of all our people in the region. Through the Academy, PPG Asia Pacific aligns learning with our One PPG Culture and implements best practices across Strategic Business Units and functions.

Featured Courses

PPG Asia Pacific Academy offers world-class learning programs in multiple locations using flexible methods, blended strategy, and with one goal in mind – to build the organization’s capability to drive profitable growth.

     8 Lab Technical Courses namely:

Additives
Analytical Chemistry
Application Techniques
Coatings Calculations
Coatings Technology - Color Theory
Dispersions
Pigments
Rheology
    Leadership and Management Development Courses,
    including:

Communicating as a Leader
Leading the Way: Learning to Lead
Preparing for your New Management Role
Resolving Conflict through Problem Solving

   Personal Development and Function-specific Courses
   including:

Problem Solving Fundamentals
Problem Solving and Decision-Making in Group
Principles of Marketing: Product Strategy
Lean Fundamentals
Introduction to Integrity or Value Selling

Speech by Viktor Sekmakas, VP of Asia Pacific, for the Academy

It is with a great deal of pleasure that I welcome you to the Asia Pacific Training Academy. Why are we making this investment? This is because we stand firm in our drive to be the No. 1 Coatings Company in Asia Pacific.
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Case Three：Help Graduates Step out from College

March 28th, 2008, Ms. Cathy Yan, General Manager of PPG Government Affairs and Business Development Asia Pacific, was invited by Nankai University to give the employment guide to the students. About 100 books were donated as well by PPG to the poor students. As the MBA of Nan Kai University, Cathy shared many experience of occupation development through plenty of stories, games and interactions, so that many success factors were impregnated into students' mind. More than 200 students from Nan Kai and even other colleges joined the colloquia. They have shown the high and deepen reaction and very much enjoyed the communication with PPG guests.

Case Three：Help Graduates Step out from College

On May 29th, at the invitation of the student union of Tianjin University, Cathy Yan, director of government affairs & business development, China, Nina Wang, China HR Director, Grace Zhou, HR and Administration manager of Tianjin, Hunter Lee, China PR manager and Mark Zhang, China EHS manager came to the campus of Tianjin university and attended the workshop "Career Encyclopedia – Approaching Famous Company: PPG, Fortune 500 Company”, to Tianjin University." The leaders of the student union of Tianjin University said after the communication: "it's rare for so many senior officials from the company to attend such workshop together with the students and it is very important for us. The students felt it was very useful for them. Moreover, they hope to get more opportunities to communicate with companies such as PPG in the future."