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Kerrii B. Anderson, Retired, Former Chief Executive Officer and President Wendy’s International, Inc.
Director of Sherwin-Williams since 2019

Business Experience. Kerrii B. Anderson served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Wendy’s International, Inc. (restaurant operating and franchising company n/k/a The Wendy’s Company) from November 2006 until September 2008 when Wendy’s merged with a subsidiary of Triarc Companies, Inc. to form Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. Ms. Anderson joined Wendy’s in September 2000, serving as Interim Chief Executive Officer and President from April 2006 to November 2006 and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from September 2000 to April 2006. Prior to joining Wendy’s, Ms. Anderson served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. (n/k/a M/I Homes, Inc.) from September 1987 to September 2000. Ms. Anderson has been a private investor and board advisor since 2008. Ms. Anderson is a director of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (NYSE: LH), Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WOR) and Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF). Ms. Anderson is a former director of Chiquita Brands International, Inc., for which she served as Chairwoman of the Board.

Key Qualifications, Attributes and Skills. Ms. Anderson has a strong record of leadership in operations, strategy, finance and talent management as a result of her experience serving as Chief Executive Officer and President and Chief Financial Officer of Wendy’s. Ms. Anderson also has significant expertise in the areas of accounting and financial reporting, corporate finance, corporate governance and executive compensation through her service on other large public company boards. This breadth of experience will enable Ms. Anderson to advise our Board on a variety of matters relevant to Sherwin-Williams’ global operations and business strategy.

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Arthur F. Anton, Retired, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Swagelok Company
Director of Sherwin-Williams since 2006

Business Experience. Arthur F. Anton has served as Chief Executive Officer of Swagelok Company (manufacturer and provider of fluid system products and services) since January 2004 and Chairman of Swagelok since October 2017. Mr. Anton served as President of Swagelok from January 2001 to October 2017, Chief Operating Officer of Swagelok from January 2001 to January 2004, Executive Vice President of Swagelok from July 2000 to January 2001, and Chief Financial Officer of Swagelok from August 1998 to July 2000. Mr. Anton is also a director of Olympic Steel, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZEUS) and Diebold Nixdorf, Inc. (NYSE: DBD), and he is Vice Chairman and director of University Hospitals Health System, Inc. Mr. Anton is a former director of Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.

Key Qualifications, Attributes and Skills. Mr. Anton brings significant domestic and international manufacturing and distribution experience to the Board. In addition, as a former partner of Ernst & Young LLP and the former Chief Financial Officer of Swagelok, Mr. Anton also has financial expertise and extensive financial experience in a manufacturing setting that provide him with a unique perspective on Sherwin-Williams’ business and operations.

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Jeff M. Fettig, Retired, Former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Whirlpool Corporation
Director of Sherwin-Williams since 2019

Business Experience. Jeff M. Fettig served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Whirlpool Corporation (world’s leading major home appliance company) from October 2017 until his retirement in December 2018. Mr. Fettig served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Whirlpool from July 2004 to October 2017. Mr. Fettig joined Whirlpool in June 1981 and held numerous leadership positions of increasing responsibility, including President and Chief Operating Officer from June 1999 to July 2004 and Executive Vice President, Whirlpool and President, Whirlpool Europe and Asia from 1994 to June 1999. Mr. Fettig is a director and non-employee Executive Chairman of Dow Inc. (NYSE: DOW) and a director of Kohler Company. Mr. Fettig also serves as a director of the Indiana University Foundation and a trustee of PGA REACH. Mr. Fettig is a former director of The Dow Chemical Company, DowDuPont Inc. and Whirlpool Corporation.

Key Qualifications, Attributes and Skills. Through his long tenure as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and his experience in various other key leadership positions with Whirlpool over 37 years, Mr. Fettig gained significant knowledge of global business operations and end markets and the manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution of consumer products worldwide. This extensive experience and breadth of knowledge will enable him to provide our Board with a unique, independent perspective on Sherwin-Williams’ business strategy, growth and operations and the issues and opportunities facing complex, global companies.

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Richard J. Kramer, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Director of Sherwin-Williams since 2012

Business Experience. Richard J. Kramer has served as Chief Executive Officer and President of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (global manufacturer, marketer and distributor of tires) since April 2010 and Chairman of the Board of Goodyear since October 2010. Mr. Kramer joined Goodyear in March 2000 and has held various positions at Goodyear, including Chief Operating Officer from June 2009 to April 2010, President, North American Tire from March 2007 to February 2010, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from June 2004 to August 2007, Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and Restructuring from August 2003 to June 2004, Vice President, Finance – North American Tire from August 2002 to August 2003, and Vice President – Corporate Finance from March 2000 to August 2002. Prior to joining Goodyear, Mr. Kramer was with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for 13 years, including two years as a partner. Mr. Kramer is also a director of Goodyear (Nasdaq: GT) and John Carroll University and serves on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Manufacturers.

Key Qualifications, Attributes and Skills. Mr. Kramer has significant experience leading and managing a large multinational industrial company. As the former Chief Financial Officer of Goodyear, he brings extensive financial and risk management experience to our Board. Mr. Kramer’s diverse range of positions at Goodyear for over 19 years provides him with significant knowledge of global markets, manufacturing, distribution, retail, finance and technology, which enables him to advise our Board on a variety of strategic and business matters.

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John G. Morikis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Sherwin-Williams
Director of Sherwin-Williams since 2015

Business Experience. John G. Morikis has served as Chief Executive Officer of Sherwin-Williams since January 2016 and Chairman of Sherwin-Williams since January 2017. Mr. Morikis served as President of Sherwin-Williams from October 2006 to March 2019, Chief Operating Officer of Sherwin- Williams from October 2006 to January 2016 and President, Paint Stores Group of Sherwin-Williams from October 1999 to October 2006. Mr. Morikis joined Sherwin-Williams in 1984 as a management trainee in the Paint Stores Group and has held roles of increasing responsibility throughout his career. Mr. Morikis is also a director of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (NYSE: FBHS). Mr. Morikis serves on the Policy Advisory Board of the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University and on the Board of Directors of the University Hospitals Health System, Inc.

Key Qualifications, Attributes and Skills. Mr. Morikis has been with Sherwin-Williams for over 34 years, including over nine years as Chief Operating Officer. He currently serves as Sherwin-Williams’ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. His vast operating and leadership experience with Sherwin- Williams has provided him with significant, in-depth knowledge of the paint and coatings industry, as well as unique insight into the opportunities and challenges facing Sherwin-Williams. The Board benefits from his broad operating, manufacturing, retail, marketing, strategic planning and international experience.

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Christine A. Poon, Retired, Former Vice Chairman, Johnson & Johnson
Director of Sherwin-Williams since 2014

Business Experience. Christine A. Poon served as Executive in Residence at The Max M. Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University from September 2015 until March 2020. Ms. Poon joined Ohio State in April 2009, serving as Dean and John W. Berry, Sr. Chair in Business at The Max M. Fisher College of Business until October 2014 and as Professor of Management and Human Resources at The Max M. Fisher College of Business from October 2014 to September 2015. Prior to joining Ohio State, Ms. Poon spent eight years at Johnson & Johnson until her retirement in March 2009, most recently as Vice Chairman beginning January 2005 and Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals Group beginning August 2001. Ms. Poon also served as a director of Johnson & Johnson. Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson, Ms. Poon held various senior leadership positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company over a period of 15 years, most recently as President, International Medicines Group, and President, Medical Devices Group. Ms. Poon is Lead Independent Director of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) and a director of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: REGN). She is a former director of Decibel Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: DBTX) and a former member and Vice-Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Koninklijke Philips N.V. (NYSE: PGH).

Key Qualifications, Attributes and Skills. Ms. Poon has extensive strategic and operational leadership skills due to her over 20 years of experience at Johnson & Johnson and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Ms. Poon brings significant sales and marketing expertise in domestic and international markets to the Board, providing a valuable perspective on Sherwin-Williams’ worldwide commercial operations.

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Aaron M. Powell, Chief Executive Officer, Pizza Hut Division
Yum! Brands, Inc.
Director of Sherwin-Williams since 2021

Business Experience. Mr. Powell has served as Chief Executive Officer, Pizza Hut Division of Yum! Brands, Inc. (global restaurant company) since September 2021. Prior to joining Yum! Brands, Mr. Powell served as President, Asia-Pacific Consumer Business of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (global manufacturer and marketer of personal care, consumer tissue, and other household and professional products) from March 2020 to September 2021. Mr. Powell joined Kimberly-Clark in September 2007 and held various other leadership positions of increasing responsibility, including President, Kimberly-Clark Professional from May 2018 to February 2020, President, Kimberly-Clark Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) from April 2018 to May 2018, President, Kimberly-Clark Professional, North America from December 2015 to April 2018, Vice President and Managing Director, Central & Eastern Europe from January 2014 to December 2015, and additional leadership roles within Kimberly-Clark’s EMEA and North Asia operations. Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark, Mr. Powell spent four years with Bain & Company (global management consulting firm), including as a Manager in its Consumer Practice, and eight years with The Procter & Gamble Company, where he began his career.

Key Qualifications, Attributes and Skills. Mr. Powell brings relevant leadership and international operations, sales, and marketing experience from a global consumer and professional products company to the Board. Through his broad range of leadership positions at KimberlyClark, Mr. Powell has gained significant knowledge of global markets and operations and extensive sales, marketing, and digital expertise in domestic and international markets. This breadth of experience will enable him to provide the Board with a valuable perspective on Sherwin-Williams’ global operations, sales and marketing, and other business matters.

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Marta R. Stewart, Retired, Former Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer, Norfolk Southern Corporation
Director of Sherwin-Williams since 2021

Business Experience: Ms. Stewart served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation (U.S. premier transportation company and major transporter of industrial products, forest and consumer products, chemicals, and metals, and construction materials) from November 2013 until her retirement in August 2017. Ms. Stewart joined Norfolk Southern in 1983 and held various additional accounting and finance positions of increasing responsibility, including Vice President and Treasurer from April 2009 to November 2013 and Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer from December 2003 to April 2009. Prior to joining Norfolk Southern, Ms. Stewart spent over four years at Peat Marwick (a predecessor to KPMG International Limited), where she began her career. Ms. Stewart is a director of Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG). She is a former director of Raytheon Company (formerly NYSE: RTN).

Key Qualifications, Attributes and Skills. Ms. Stewart brings extensive financial and strategic leadership experience to the Board. Through her 33-year career at a premier transportation and distribution company, Ms. Stewart gained extensive financial expertise and significant knowledge of strategic planning, capital markets, and accounting systems and controls that enable her to provide the Board with a meaningful perspective on matters relevant to Sherwin-Williams’ business strategy and operations.

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Michael H. Thaman, Retired, Former Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Owens Corning
Director of Sherwin-Williams since 2017

Business Experience. Michael H. Thaman has served as Executive Chairman of Owens Corning (developer, manufacturer and marketer of insulation, roofing and fiberglass composites) since April 2019, prior to which he served as Chief Executive Officer since December 2007 and Chairman of Owens Corning since April 2002. Mr. Thaman also served as President of Owens Corning from December 2007 to August 2018. Mr. Thaman joined Owens Corning in 1992 and, before assuming his current role, held a variety of senior leadership positions, including Chief Financial Officer from April 2000 to September 2007, President of Exterior Systems from January 1999 to April 2000 and President of Engineered Pipe Solutions from January 1997 to December 1998. Mr. Thaman is a director of Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) and Kohler Company. Mr. Thaman is also a member of the Business Roundtable and serves on the Policy Advisory Board of the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. Mr. Thaman is a former director of NextEra Energy, Inc.

Key Qualifications, Attributes and Skills. Mr. Thaman brings relevant operational experience leading and managing a global manufacturing company to the Board. The Board benefits from Mr. Thaman’s deep and unique understanding of the residential, construction and industrial markets. Through serving in a variety of leadership roles at Owens Corning during a 27-year career, Mr. Thaman has gained significant knowledge of global markets, operations, finance and business strategy, which enables him to advise our Board on a variety of matters relevant to Sherwin-Williams’ operations and business strategy.

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Matthew Thornton III, Retired, Former Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
FedEx Freight
FedEx Corporation
Director of Sherwin-Williams since 2014

Business Experience. Matthew Thornton III has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation (global transportation, business services and logistics company), since May 2018. Mr. Thornton joined FedEx Corporation in November 1978 and has held various management positions of increasing responsibility with the company, including Senior Vice President, US Operations, FedEx Express from September 2006 to May 2018, Senior Vice President – Air, Ground & Freight Services, FedEx Express from July 2004 to September 2006 and Vice President – Regional Operations (Central Region), FedEx Express from April 1998 to July 2004. Mr. Thornton also serves on the Board of Directors of Safe Kids Worldwide and is a member of The Executive Leadership Council.

Key Qualifications, Attributes and Skills. Mr. Thornton brings extensive management and leadership experience from a large multinational company to the Board. Through his broad range of positions at FedEx Corporation during a career exceeding 40 years, Mr. Thornton has gained significant strategic operations expertise and logistics management experience that allows him to provide the Board with a meaningful perspective on Sherwin-Williams’ operations and business matters.

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Steven H. Wunning *, Retired, Former Group President, Caterpillar Inc.
Director of Sherwin-Williams since 2015
*Lead Director

Business Experience. Steven H. Wunning served as Group President and member of the Executive Office of Caterpillar Inc. (world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives) from January 2004 until his retirement in February 2015. Mr. Wunning joined Caterpillar in 1973 and held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility, including Vice President, Logistics Division from January 2000 to January 2004 and Vice President, Logistics & Product Services Division from November 1998 to January 2000. Mr. Wunning is also a director of Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT), Neovia Logistics Holdings Ltd., Summit Materials, Inc. (NYSE: SUM) and Black & Veatch Holding Company. Mr. Wunning serves on the Board of Trustees of Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Key Qualifications, Attributes and Skills. Through his broad range of assignments and experience gained during 41 years of service at Caterpillar, Mr. Wunning developed an in-depth understanding of manufacturing, quality, product support and logistics at a leading global manufacturing company. Mr. Wunning’s extensive management experience provides the Board with a valuable, independent perspective on Sherwin-Williams’ global manufacturing and supply chain operations.