RPM International Inc. has appointed Matthew E. Schlarb vice president – investor relations and sustainability and Paul R. Darwin as vice president – procurement. The appointments became effective July 19, 2024.

Schlarb joined RPM in 2022 as senior director – investor relations. In this new role, in addition to investor relations, Schlarb will have oversight of RPM’s Building a Better World sustainability initiative. During his time at RPM, Schlarb has integrated governance and rating agencies into RPM’s investor communications and works across RPM and with external stakeholders who are impacted by Building a Better World.

Prior to joining RPM, Schlarb was vice president of investor relations at Lottery.com Inc. and prior to that, served as the head of investor relations at Fairmount Santrol, as well as investor relations roles at Mettler Toledo. Schlarb's background includes experience leading a sustainability program at another organization with international operations. Schlarb holds bachelor’s degrees in French and finance and accounting from Indiana University.

Darwin has been with RPM for 17 years. During this time, his leadership has been instrumental in the development of RPM's purchasing and global procurement functions. After starting with Tremco Illbruck as purchasing manager in 2007, Darwin led the newly formed RPM group purchasing team in 2012. He then held roles of increasing responsibility, including director of global procurement and most recently, senior director – procurement. In these roles, Darwin has contributed to the successes of RPM's operational improvement programs: MAP to Growth and MAP 2025.

As vice president - procurement, Darwin will be responsible for the execution of RPM's multi-year global procurement strategy, as well as directing all activities of the corporate procurement function and providing direction to operating company purchasing teams.

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