Kathleen Ligocki Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Board Member &...

  • Primary Industry
  • B2B

  • Active Board Seats
  • 4

Kathleen Ligocki General Information

Biography

Ms. Kathleen Ligocki serves as Board Member & Member of the Human Capital Management, Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee at PPG Industries. She also serves as a Board Member at Aperia Technologies, Lear, and Carpenter Technology. She serves as an Advisor at OxiCool. She serves as an Advisory Board Member at Lime Rock New Energy. She has a significant governance background having served on boards at six public companies, seventeen private company/joint ventures, four universities, and numerous non-profits. She currently serves as an Independent Director on the public boards of Lear Corporation (Fortune 200 auto supplier), PPG (Fortune 500 coatings company), and Carpenter Technology. She also serves as the Chair of the Board for Farmers Business Network, a venture capital-backed firm in the ag-tech sector. She is a board member at the Indiana University Foundation. As a CEO, she led four innovative early-to-growth stage venture capital-backed companies (Agility Fuel Solutions, Harvest Power, Next Autoworks, GS Motors) and one Fortune 1000 public company (Tower Automotive). She also served as an Operating Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, one of Silicon Valley's top venture capital providers, working with the firm's sustainable industrial technology ventures on strategic challenges, scaling operations, and commercialization. She brings 40 years of global executive experience including Ford, United Technologies, and GM where she led operations in the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Russia, India, and China. She earned a B.A. from Indiana University Kokomo and holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where she was a GM Fellow.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Board Member & Member of the Human Capital Management, Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee, PPG Industries
Education
Indiana University, Honorary Doctorate
Central Michigan University, Honorary Doctorate
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton), MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Indiana University, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Female
Phone
+1 (412)
Address
  • One PPG Place
  • Pittsburgh, PA 15272
  • United States
+1 (412)

Kathleen Ligocki Board Seats (4)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Aperia Technologies Road Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Hayward, CA
Carpenter Technology Other Materials Publicly Held Corporation Philadelphia, PA
Lear Road Publicly Held Formerly PE-Backed Southfield, MI
PPG Industries Specialty Chemicals Publicly Held Corporation Pittsburgh, PA

Kathleen Ligocki Lead Partner on Deals (1)

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
CleanFUEL USA 11-May-2017 Buyout/LBO Completed Other Commercial Products Georgetown, TX

Kathleen Ligocki Network (97)

Board Members (96)

Name Company Representing Location From
Roger Krone Lear Self Southfield, MI
Michael Nally PPG Industries Self Pittsburgh, PA
Hexagon Agility Hexagon Agility Costa Mesa, CA
PPG Industries Self Pittsburgh, PA
PPG Industries Self Pittsburgh, PA

Portfolio Executives (1)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
CleanFUEL USA Founder, President & Board Member 11-May-2017 Georgetown, TX

Kathleen Ligocki Advisory Roles (2)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Lime Rock New Energy Investor Advisory Board Member Westport, CT Growth/Expansion
OxiCool Company Advisor Malvern, PA Electronics (B2C)

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    Ms. Kathleen Ligocki serves as Board Member & Member of the Human Capital Management, Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee at PPG Industries.

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    Kathleen Ligocki’s primary position is Board Member & Member of the Human Capital Management, Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee.

  • How many active board seats does Kathleen Ligocki hold?

    Kathleen Ligocki holds 4 board seats including Aperia Technologies, Carpenter Technology, Lear, and PPG Industries.

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