Charles E. Bunch, 59, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PPG Industries

PPG Industries

PPG Industries is a global supplier of paints, coatings, optical products, specialty materials, chemicals, glass and fiber glass. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PPG operates in more than 60 countries around the globe. Sales in 2010 were $13.4 billion...

, Inc. Since 2002, he has been a director and prior to becoming President and Chief Executive Officer in March 2005 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in July 2005, Bunch was President and Chief Operating Officer from July 2002. He was the Executive Vice President from 2000 to 2002 and Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Corporate Services from 1997 to 2000. Bunch is also a director of the H. J. Heinz Company and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. He attended Georgetown University

Georgetown University

Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...

 as an undergraduate and received his MBA from Harvard University

Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...

in 1979.

Compensation

While CEO of PPG Industries in 2008, Charles E. Bunch earned a total compensation of $7,353,617, which included a base salary of $1,041,667, a cash bonus of $1,750,000, stocks granted of $2,931,580, and options granted of $1,263,500.