AkzoNobel and Axalta to be called Axanzo following merger
AkzoNobel and Axalta Coating Systems announced the new name – Axanzo – as the name of the combined company following completion of their intended merger.
Axanzo will be the new name of the merged company.
The planned merger, announced in November 2025, will create a global coatings leader with the scale, strength and reach to accelerate sustainable growth and deliver breakthrough innovation.
Greg Poux-Guillaume, AkzoNobel CEO, will be the CEO of Axanzo, while Chris Villavarayan, CEO of Axalta, will be the Deputy CEO of the combined company.
“Axanzo will focus on delivering uncompromising performance to sharpen our competitive edge, while establishing a profitable and sustainable path forward as a world leader in coatings. By forging our expertise, the best of each of us will become the standard for all of us,” said Poux-Guillaume.
The combined business will bring together a diversified and balanced portfolio of around 100 highly regarded and trusted brands across paints and coatings, spanning more than 160 countries.
Both AkzoNobel and Axalta will continue to operate as independent companies until closing which is expected in early 2027 once all regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions have been finalized.
