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

  1. Global Market Director, Automotive Coatings

    PPG

    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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