Juliane Hefel
Juliane Hefel is a seasoned executive with a passion for transformational change and value creation. Currently serving as senior vice president, industrial coatings and specialty coatings and materials at PPG, she oversees more than 1,300 employees at over 50 manufacturing sites and research centers. Hefel brings more than 20 years of broad international experience and multi-disciplineary expertise to her role. She is also a member of PPG’s operating committee.
Before joining PPG in September 2022, Hefel worked at Henkel where she served most recently as corporate vice president, automotive OEM business Americas with profit and loss responsibility for the adhesives technologies strategic business unit in North America and Mexico. She developed and executed strategic plans to achieve revenue and profit growth, drive operational excellence and built future-ready innovation portfolios. Before that, Hefel was Henkel vice president, acoustics and structurals business, North America and Mexico where she delivered growth targets both organically and through acquisitions. With a strong background in business development, marketing and strategic sourcing, Hefel held multiple different roles with increasing scope and leadership responsibility that led her to also spend several years in China as the purchasing director and material group lead for Indirect Materials APAC. In this role, she developed a long-term strategic organizational blueprint to enable double digit business growth.
A native of Austria, Hefel holds Master of Arts degrees in Translation Studies from University of Vienna and in Business Administration and Management from Vienna University of Economics and Business.
As a “people first” leader, Hefel is an active mentor for emerging talent. She is also passionate about sustainability and giving back to the community through volunteer engagements.