Mr. James C. Diggs, 48, will become senior vice president and general counsel of PPG Industries of the United States on 1 March 1997, Board Chairman and CEO Jerry E. Dempsey announced earlier this mon…
Mr. James C. Diggs, 48, will become senior vice president and general counsel of PPG Industries of the United States on 1 March 1997, Board Chairman and CEO Jerry E. Dempsey announced earlier this month. Mr. Diggs is to succeed Guy A. Zoghby, 62, who retires on 1 July. Dempsey said that Zoghby and Diggs will work together through June to ensure a smooth transition. Diggs joins PPG from TRW Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio, US, where since 1995 he has been vice president and assistant general counsel responsible for legal matters involving securities law, pensions and benefits, and TRW“s Space & Electronics and Information Systems & Services businesses. A native of Cleveland, Diggs received a degree in history and a law degree from Case Western Reserve University, and is a member of the bars of Ohio, Virginia and the District of Columbia, US.