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Paint and coatings giant PPG has appointed Scott Bartlett as vice president, operations, global architectural coatings. Bartlett joined PPG in 2015 as head of supply chain, architectural coatings for the United States. and Canada (USCA). Prior to joining Bartlett PPG, Bartlett held roles of increasing responsibility at ConAgra Foods, McCain Foods, Merisant Worldwide, Monsanto and DuPont,

MaterialsXchange (MX), the Chicagobased B2B eCommerce platform for lumber and wood products, has added Steve Sladoje to their executive team as its chief operating officer. Sladoje has more than 30 years of experience in exchange commodity trading platforms. Sladoje He began his career as a trader and comes to MX after 10 years at NASDAQ where he was the COO of Nasdaq OMX Commodities Clearing Company, a startup he had co-founded that was then purchased by Nasdaq. He most recently served as COO of Nasdaq Futures Inc (NFX).

Weyerhaeuser announced the appointment of Deidra Merriwether, senior vice president of North American sales and services for W.W. Grainger, Inc., to the company’s board of directors. Merriwether leads the North American sales organization, which represents the largest portion of the overall Grainger Merriwether business, and has full profit and loss responsibility for the company’s Latin American and Canadian businesses. The executive joined Grainger in 2013 after more than a decade in various leadership positions with the Sears Holdings Corporation.

Emery Jensen Distribution promoted Jason Hanegan, current VP of sales, to the role of senior VP of national sales. In his new role, Hanegan will continue to develop and implement sales strategies to grow Emery Jensen’s wholesale business. Hanegan joined Hanegan Emery Waterhouse in 2004 as a business development manager. Over the years, he worked his way up through the ranks as a regional sales manager, sales director, senior. director of sales and VP of sales. Tony Jones has been promoted to vice president of finance and controller for Westlake Ace Hardware. He replaces the retiring Pam Samulcek, who has held the post since 2006. In his new role, Jones leads all finance and accounting functions for Westlake Ace, including budgeting, acquisitions, and Jones financial planning and reporting. He also manages the company’s accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and banking teams. Prior to joining Westlake Ace, Jones was director of financial planning and analysis for DineEquity — parent company of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar and International House of Pancakes (IHOP).

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