Kris Helton
Global Market Director, Automotive Coatings
- Role
- Global Market Director, Automotive Coatings at PPG
- Location
- Bloomfield Hills, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kris Helton
Results-driven leader with experience in commercial and marketing roles. Skilled in developing and implementing business strategies, fostering innovation, and seizing growth opportunities on a global scale. Recognized for leading, motivating, and mentoring high-performing teams to achieve exceptional results. Proficient in business development, strategic planning, contract negotiation, team leadership, sales enablement, go-to-market strategy, sales process optimization, financial management, and building strong professional relationships.• Effectively builds new business• Proficiently leads high-performing teams or in the turnaround of existing under-performing teams• Skilled in Regional and Global leadership• Experienced in Strategic Marketing & roadmapping from synthesis to execution• Fosters cross-functional collaboration and cultivation of relationships with stakeholders • Experienced in Filtration, separation, purification, Automotive, Water & Wastewater, Power Generation, Nuclear, Refining, Petrochemical, Food & Beverage, Paints & Coatings, Semiconductor, Primary Metals, OEM, Licensor, Polymer, Pulp & Paper, Decarbonization Markets (Carbon Capture, Hydrogen, Battery, Plastic Recycling, Biofuels), Mobile Equipment and more.
Experience
Global Market Director, Automotive Coatings
Jun 2025 — Present · Troy, MI, US
Education
Michigan State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Engineering
1991 — 1995
Skills
- Product Marketing
- Manufacturing
- Pricing
- Sales Operations
- Business Planning
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Marketing Strategy
- Competitive Analysis
- Contract Negotiation
- Selling
- Team Building
- Business Development
- Key Account Management
- Purchasing
- Strategic Planning
- Inventory Management
- Direct Sales
- Product Development
- Water Treatment
- New Business Development
- Market Development
- Sales Process
- Forecasting
- Account Management
- Key Account Development
- Negotiation
- Sales
- Automotive
- Product Management
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