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Axalta Coating Systems Ltd

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 15, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Feb 15, 2024

AXTA$37.38-0.4%Stored close · as of Nov 10, 2026

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ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

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INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The executive officers of the Company are appointed by the Board. The following table provides information regarding our executive officers:

NameAge*Position
Chris Villavarayan53Chief Executive Officer and President
Carl D. Anderson II54Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Troy D. Weaver52President, Global Refinish
Hadi H. Awada45President, Global Mobility Coatings
Shelley J. Bausch58President, Global Industrial Coatings
Amy Tufano43Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Alex Tablin-Wolf40Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

*As of February 15, 2024

Chris Villavarayan

Mr. Villavarayan has served as our Chief Executive Officer and President since January 1, 2023. Mr. Villavarayan joined the Company from Meritor, Inc., a global supplier of a broad range of integrated systems, modules and components to OEMs and the aftermarket for the commercial vehicle, transportation and industrial sectors, where he held a number of positions of increasing responsibility over the course of 22 years, most recently serving, from 2021 until October 2022, as CEO and President. Prior to this role, he served, from 2020-2021, as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, overseeing Meritor’s global operations for both its business units, Global Truck and Aftermarket & Industrial, and serving, from 2018-2021, as board lead with executive oversight of Meritor’s four largest joint ventures. From 2018-2020, Mr. Villavarayan served as Senior Vice President and President – Global Truck, with responsibility for leading P&L across Meritor’s global truck business, and from 2014-2018 as President – Americas, managing multiple businesses across portfolios as leader of Meritor’s North and South America businesses. Meritor was acquired by Cummins Inc. in August 2022. Mr. Villavarayan earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from McMaster University and completed the Wharton Executive Education Advanced Finance Program.

Carl D. Anderson II

Mr. Anderson has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Axalta since August 14, 2023. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer for XPO, Inc., a leading provider of freight transportation services, from November 2022 to August 2023. Prior to XPO, Mr. Anderson was Senior Vice President and CFO at Meritor, Inc., a leading supplier of OEM and aftermarket parts for commercial vehicle and industrial markets, from March 2019 to October 2022. Throughout his 16-year tenure with Meritor, Mr. Anderson also served as Group Vice President, Finance; Treasurer; Assistant Treasurer; and Director, International Capital Markets, Risk Management and Corporate Insurance. Earlier, he held treasury and financial planning roles at General Motors Acceptance Corporation after beginning his career with First Chicago Corporation. Mr. Anderson earned a master’s degree in business administration from Wayne State University and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Michigan State University.

Troy D. Weaver

Mr. Weaver has served as our President, Global Refinish since January 2024. Prior to that, Mr. Weaver served as our Senior Vice President, Global Refinish from October 2020 until January 2024, as our Vice President, Global Refinish from August 2019 until October 2020 and as our Vice President, North America Refinish from January 2017 until August 2019 where he was responsible for Axalta's high performing Refinish business in the USA and Canada. Mr. Weaver also led Axalta's initiative to secure and grow market share with multiple location collision shop operators, mega-dealers, and nationally recognized collision shop networks. Mr. Weaver began his career at DuPont Performance Coatings in 1992 where he held various Sales and Marketing leadership roles. He is also a two-time recipient of DuPont's Prestigious Marketing Excellence Award, first in 2007 and again in 2010. Mr. Weaver is active in the industry and has served as Chairman of the Board of CIECA (Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association).

Hadi H. Awada

Mr. Awada has served as our President, Global Mobility Coatings since January 2024. Prior to that, Mr. Awada was our Senior Vice President, Global Mobility Coatings from October 2020 until January 2024. Previously, Mr. Awada was President, Faurecia Clean Mobility – North America, where he also served as a member of Faurecia's North American Board of Management and President, Faurecia Clean Mobility – Asia Pacific, serving on multiple boards with joint venture partners. In those roles, Mr. Awada ran a multibillion-dollar business and led efforts to develop and deploy an operational turnaround and transform the product line to focus on new technologies for customers seeking sustainability and innovation. Previously at Faurecia, he worked in Europe where he led sales and programs for many international customers. He also spent four years in Asia as the Vice President for light vehicle customer business units, product line, marketing and communications. Mr. Awada was employed by Faurecia from 2004 to 2010 and again from 2013 to 2020. Mr. Awada started his career after earning his B.A. from the University of Toledo, serving the Ford Motor Company in various roles within the Ford customer service division.

Shelley J. Bausch

Ms. Bausch has served as our President, Global Industrial Coatings since January 2024. Prior to that, Ms. Bausch was our Senior Vice President, Global Industrial Coatings from January 2021 until January 2024. Previously, Ms. Bausch led the Asia Pacific region and the Fluid Technologies business unit for the Carlisle Companies Inc., a manufacturer of engineered products used in roofing, architectural metal, aerospace, medical technologies, industrial, transportation, refinish, and agriculture, mining and construction equipment markets. Before Carlisle, she led the Industrial Coatings business for PPG from 2014 to 2017 and, before that, spent 25 years at Dow Corning Corporation in a variety of senior management and commercial roles. Ms. Bausch currently serves on the board of directors of GATX Corporation and served on the board of directors of the Kraton Corporation from 2017 to 2022. She earned a B.S. in Business Administration, summa cum laude, from Alma College and a M.B.A. from the University of Michigan – Flint.

Amy Tufano

Ms. Tufano has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer since September 2023. Ms. Tufano has been with Axalta since 2021, joining the company as Vice President of Human Resources ("HR") for the global Operations and Technology organizations. Previously, Ms. Tufano served in HR leadership roles at Campbell Soup Company and Northrop Grumman. She earned an M.B.A. from Loyola Marymount University and a B.A. in Business Administration from Flagler College.

Alex Tablin-Wolf

Mr. Tablin-Wolf has served as our Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary since January 2024. Mr. Tablin-Wolf joined Axalta in January 2017, and, prior to his current appointment, served in a number of roles of increasing responsibility. Prior to joining Axalta, Mr. Tablin-Wolf was a corporate attorney at Blank Rome LLP and Fox Rothschild LLP, where he concentrated his practice on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and general corporate counseling. Mr. Tablin-Wolf earned a B.S. in Psychology from Santa Clara University and a J.D., cum laude, from the Temple University Beasley School of Law.

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