NIPPON PAINT (USA) - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• CEO
• President
• CEO of Nippon Paint Automotive Americas

Hello, my name is Robert Angart, and I am the President and CEO of Nippon Paint Automotive Americas ("NPAA"). NPAA is an affiliate of the Nippon Paint Automotive Coatings ("NPAC") based in Japan and is a full-range supplier in the North American automotive coatings market (pre-treatment, E-coat, body paint, and paint for plastics). The Nippon Paint Group is the comprehensive paint and coatings manufacturer with the longest history in Japan and in 2021 celebrated the 140th anniversary of its founding. Our Group has operations in 30 countries and geographical locations around the world and listed as fourth largest paint and coatings company worldwide by revenue. I am excited to lead this great company at a time of such extraordinary change for our industry. I believe strongly in our Mission to develop value added and innovative coating systems for the automotive market that satisfy both automakers and consumers. In doing so, it is my vision that NPAA will be the recognized leader in the automotive coatings market throughout the Americas. To help achieve that mission, we are expanding and improving our E-coat capabilities with our new Chattanooga, Tennessee location that is under construction. We anticipate that it will start operations during Q1 2023.