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5 teAM ppG FRONZAGLIA NAMED GOODGUYS 2011 WOMAN OF THE YEAR Cristina Fronzaglia, manager of marketing and communications for PPG Automotive Refinish, was named Goodguys 2011 Woman of the Year during the recent 14 th Annual Goodguys PPG Nationals in Columbus, Ohio. The Goodguys Woman of the Year award, presented annually since 1991, recognizes a female industry executive who serves to preserve the integrity and growth an easy choice for the prestigious honor. Cristina embodies all that is good about the hot-rodding industry. Goodguys, as wel as the entire automotive aftermarket, is richer for her many contributions." In accepting the award, Fronzaglia said, "It's our job to help the custom car creators' and rebuilders' dreams come true by providing them the exact color that matches their vision of a project." of the hot-rodding industry. With more than 70,000 members, Goodguys is the world's largest rod and custom association, known worldwide for its events attended by enthusiasts of hot rods, custom cars, classic cars, trucks, street machines and muscle cars through 1972 vintage. In presenting the award to Fronzaglia, John Drummond, Goodguys' communications director, remarked that "her acute sense of color and taste, her creativity and boundless energy as a promoter of our industry made her In celebration of its upcoming 60 th anniversary, PPG Platinum Distributor Painters Supply & Equipment of Taylor, Mich., invited the PPG Show Truck and the "Deltronics," a Detroit-area band headed by John Jeffery, PPG territory manager, to entertain customers and passers-by at this year's Woodward Dream Cruise. The annual cruise down Detroit's famed Woodward Avenue is the world's largest one-day automotive event, drawing 1.5 million people and 40,000 classic and custom cars each year from around the globe. CRUISIN' dreAM Cruisin' WitH ppg JAZZ REPAINTS AIRCRAFT WITH ADVANCED PPG AEROSPACE 'GREEN' SYSTEM Jazz Aviation LP (Jazz) has repainted two regional aircraft with the most advanced, "green" coatings system by PPG Industries' aerospace business. This chromate-free PPG coatings system reduces environmental impact, lowers weight, and provides a smooth, glossy and highly durable finish. According to Ron Nakamura, PPG general manager and business manager for aerospace in Canada, Jazz is the first airline in Canada to specify the complete green PPG system.

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