Dewey “Chip” Mullins has been appointed global sales manager of Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings. In his new capacity, Mullins will oversee the brand’s global sales and technical support responsibilities which include Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and North America.
He also will be responsible for the management and implementation of business strategies and operating plans that target the Aerospace business unit’s strategic objectives. The announcement was made by Craig Williams, senior director of Commercial Segments at Sherwin-Williams.
“We are pleased and excited to have Chip lead our global Aerospace Coatings business at Sherwin-Williams,” said Williams. “His experience with innovative development of performance based products, delivering and executing strategic and tactical business plans, and building upon our established OEM, commercial and MRO aviation relationships will continue our growth in this important business segment. Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings continues our aggressive pursuit of developing new performance coating systems that take aircraft paint technology to a new level.”
Mullins was formerly the brand’s OEM qualifications manager where he was responsible for leading the profitable growth of Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings paint solutions through specification approval and development of growth strategies at key Aerospace OEM and Commercial target accounts.
Bringing more than 30 years of aerospace industry experience, Mullins was formerly president of ChemAero Solutions where he was responsible for OEM product qualification, product sales, and revenue growth for its North American commercial airline MRO market segment. Previously he held various management, sales and marketing positions in the aerospace industry. This background has provided him with extensive knowledge in overseeing commercial, military, and general aviation strategic accounts on both a North American and global basis.
Recipient of a Bachelor of Science degree, Mullins graduated from the University of Akron. His aviation affiliations include appointments with SAE Aerospace, G-8 and G-9 committees.
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