October 24, 2018—Axalta on Wednesday announced James (Jim) Muse had been promoted to the position of vice president, global refinish sales.
In his new role, Muse will focus his leadership on the company’s growing global customer base and developing sales force excellence plans for teams around the world. In addition to these new responsibilities, Muse will retain accountability for several key strategic accounts in the U.S.
Muse joined Axalta in 2013 and since has been part of the North American refinish leadership team. He led the process for helping Axalta enter the strategic account space. In 2015, Muse was awarded with the Axalta Senior Leadership Award for his company contributions.
Prior to joining Axalta, Muse spent 12 years at FinishMaster in various sales leadership roles including vice president of business development. Earlier in his career he worked at Sherwin-Williams. He also served as a trustee for the Collision Industry Foundation from 2010-14.
