Editorial

2026 CEO Forum

This month is our Annual CEO Forum. A reader favorite, it gives unique insight into the state of our industry straight from the source.

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By: KERRY PIANOFORTE

Editor, Coatings World

This month is our Annual CEO Forum. A reader favorite, it gives unique insight into the state of our industry straight from the source. 

This year’s forum includes CEOs from leading coatings companies from the U.S., Europe and Asia. 

The participants are:

• Grégoire Poux-Guillaume, CEO, AkzoNobel

• Uta Holzenkamp, president, BASF’s Coatings Division

•  Dan Calkins, CEO, Benjamin Moore

• Abhijit Roy, CEO, Berger Paints

• João Serrenho, CEO and president, CIN Coatings

• Steve Crossman, COO, HMG Paints;

• Jaume Juher, chairman, Briolf

• Julian Molina, CEO, Mäder Group

• Tim Knavish, chairman and CEO, PPG

• Kuldip Raina, MD and CEO, Shalimar Paints.

This year we welcome two news participants to the Forum: 

• Jaume Juher, chairman, Briolf: Headquartered in Girona, Spain, Briolf Group has seven production centers, five R&D facilities and 1,176 employees globally. Briolf manufactures automotive refinish coatings, industrial coatings, plastic and glass coatings, aerosols and fine arts. The company distributes its products in more than 120 countries. Briolf had revenue of $285 million for 2024 and ranked 49 in last year’s Top Companies Report.

• Kuldip Raina, MD and CEO, Shalimar Paints: Located in Gurugram, India, the company had revenue of $58 million for 2022-2023 fiscal year. Operating since 1902, Shalimar Paints is one of the oldest companies in the Indian paint and coating industry. Shalimar Paints caters to both the architectural and industrial segments. 

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