COMPANY

Paint and varnish manufacturer, #2 in the world. Company considers its founding to be 1866, when Henry Sherwin became a partner in the long-established Truman Dunham Company. Renamed Sherwin-Williams when Edward P. Williams joined the firm in 1870.

Official Website:
http://www.sherwinwilliams.com/

Ticker:
NYSE:SHW

Corporate headquarters:
Cleveland, OH

Sales:
$6.1B (2004)

Employees:
29,000 (2004)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John G. Breen	Business	c. 1934		CEO of Sherwin-Williams, 1979-99
Christopher M. Connor	Business	c. 1956		CEO of Sherwin-Williams
David I. Fuente	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Office Depot, 1986-2000
Joseph M. Scaminace	Business	c. 1953		CEO of OM Group
Henry Sherwin	Business	27-Sep-1842	26-Jun-1916	Founder of Sherwin-Williams
Edward P. Williams	Business	10-May-1843	4-May-1903	The Williams of Sherwin-Williams

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Arthur F. Anton	Business	c. 1957		CEO of Swagelok Company
James C. Boland	Business	c. 1940		Retired Partner, Ernst & Young
Christopher M. Connor	Business	c. 1956		CEO of Sherwin-Williams
Daniel E. Evans	Business	c. 1937		CEO of Bob Evans Farms, 1971-2001
David F. Hodnik	Business	1947		CEO of Ace Hardware, 1996-2005
Susan J. Kropf	Business	c. 1949		President and COO of Avon, 2001-06
Robert W. Mahoney	Business	c. 1936		CEO of Diebold, 1985-99
Gary E. McCullough	Business	c. 1958		CEO of Career Education
A. Malachi Mixon III	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Invacare
Curtis E. Moll	Business	c. 1940		CEO of MTD Holdings
Richard K. Smucker	Business	c. 1948		President and Co-CEO of Smucker

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John G. Breen	Business	c. 1934		CEO of Sherwin-Williams, 1979-99
Duane E. Collins	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Parker Hannifin, 1993-2001
Joseph M. Scaminace	Business	c. 1953		CEO of OM Group
Henry Sherwin	Business	27-Sep-1842	26-Jun-1916	Founder of Sherwin-Williams

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Diebold	Author	8-Jun-1926	26-Dec-2005	Advocate of automation

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