What’s New: In Brief (January 14, 2010)

Kenneth V. Lavigne has been appointed senior vice president and manager of FM Global’s Canada division.
Lavigne replaces Perry Brazeau, who retired at the end of 2009 after 33 years with the company.
Lavigne joined FM Global in 1980 as a boiler and machinery loss prevention consultant. He has held a number of positions with the company, including assistant vice president, client service manager, underwriting technical specialist and senior underwriter.
Most recently he served as vice president and operations manager for Pennsylvania-based Mutual Boiler Re, a member of the FM Global group.
In Lavigne’s new role, he oversees all client relations, underwriting, engineering, processing and administration for the Canada division.

The Automotive Refinish division of PPG Canada has announced two appointments within its marketing division.
Jennifer Rosiak-Wong has accepted the position of marketing manager of value added programs for PPG Canada. In this new function, she will be responsible for all marketing and communications initiatives for the Refinish division of PPG Canada.
Lianne Perissinotti has joined PPG Canada as program manager of value added programs, including CertifiedFirst, MVP and Platinum Distribution.
She most recently worked for Collision Solutions Network as its director of marketing.