Wade Arnold

Wade Arnold is an experienced executive in the coatings industry, currently serving as Vice President and General Manager of Wood Coatings at Axalta Coating Systems since June 2017. Prior to this role, Wade accumulated extensive experience at Valspar, where positions included Vice President and General Manager of North American Wood Coatings, Director of Sales for both North American and US Wood Coatings, Business Director for Building Products, Director of Markets for Wood Coatings, and Market Development Manager for Building Products. Wade holds an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, earned between 2002 and 2005, as well as a BS in Marketing from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, obtained from 1994 to 1998.