METALCON 2022

David Story
Chief Stylist and Manager
PPG Industries


David Story joined PPG in 2010 and has held the roles of manager, color services and manager, color science within the Coil & Building Products business for PPG for the United States and Canada. He was recently asked to lead a new team in the Center of Excellence that will focus on expanding global color capabilities for PPG’s industrial coatings business through color styling initiatives and new color platform developments.   Over his 30-year career, David has become a recognized expert in color with extensive knowledge in infrared (IR) reflective pigmentation, polychromatic coatings, and color styling. David's achievements include development of the first color-changing coatings to be commercialized in the coil industry (now known as PPG DURANAR® VARI-COOL® coatings).  He was also part of the team that launched ULTRA-COOL® coatings technology (now DURANAR® ULTRA-COOL® coatings), the first cool-roof coatings technology to be commercialized in the coil industry.  David has also designed a number of award-winning color stylings for high-profile building projects. This successful track record has made him known to architects globally, who seek him out when they are looking for new and innovative color stylings. 

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