Cynthia Niekamp Biography and Net Worth

Ms. Niekamp is a former senior executive of PPG Industries, Inc., having served from 2009 to 2016 as Senior Vice President of Automotive Coatings. Prior to that, she was President and General Manager of TorqTransfer Systems at BorgWarner Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at MeadWestvaco Corporation (now WestRock Company); and held various leadership roles at TRW, Inc. and General Motors Company.

Ms. Niekamp joined PPG in 2009 as vice president of automotive coatings and was promoted to senior vice president in 2010. She had responsibility for a multi-billion revenue business with operations across 15 countries and more than 6,000 employees. She also served as a member of the PPG operating committee until her retirement in 2016. While at PPG, Ms. Niekamp charted and implemented a strategy to improve the financial performance of the business unit and to double its revenues. Previously,
Ms. Niekamp served as president and general manager of BorgWarner’s TorqTransfer Systems division, a supplier of four- wheel drive systems to major automakers. In addition,
Ms. Niekamp served in various executive roles for MeadWestvaco Corporation, including vice president, corporate strategy and specialty operations and chief financial officer, and has previously served on four other publicly traded company boards.

Ms. Niekamp has extensive experience leading businesses with critical sustainability characteristics including relating to producing products that reduce emissions, focusing on manufacturing footprint improvements and reduction of water usage. She is founder and co-chair of the Detroit Chapter of Women Corporate Directors. She has an BS in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Ms. Niekamp’s extensive global executive leadership and public company board experience make her well qualified to serve as a director.