Mr. John G. Morikis has been the President of The Valspar Corporation since June 1, 2017. Mr. Morikis has been the Chief Executive Officer of The Sherwin-Williams Company since January 1, 2016 and as its Chairman of the Board since January 1, 2107 and served as its President from October 18, 2006 to March, 2019. Mr. Morikis served as Chief Operating Officer at The Sherwin-Williams Company from October 18, 2006 to January 2016. He served as the President of Paint Stores Group of The Sherwin-Williams Company from October 1999 to October 18, 2006. He served as the President and General Manager of Eastern Division of Paint Stores Group from July 1998 to October 1999 and as a Senior Vice President and Director of Marketing for Paint Stores Group from September 1997 to July 1998 and also served its Vice President of Sales for Eastern Division. Mr. Morikis has been employed with Sherwin Williams Co since December 1984. Mr. Morikis has been a Director at The Sherwin-Williams Company since October 22, 2015, The Valspar Corporation since June 1, 2017 and Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. since December 1, 2011. He serves as Ex-Officio Director of University Hospitals Health System, Inc. He serves as a Director of American Red Cross, Greater Cleveland Chapter. He serves as a Member of the Joint Center for Housing Studies Policy Advisory Board at Harvard University. He serves as a Trustee of the Maryland Institute College of Art and as a Director of the University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center. He is also a Member of the Young President Organization. Mr. Morikis graduated from St. Josephs College with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration and Psychology. He also holds a Masters Degree in Business from National-Louis University in Evanston.
The Sherwin-Williams Company is an American Fortune 500 company in the general building materials industry. The company, with headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, primarily engages in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of paints, coatings and related products to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers primarily in North and South America and Europe. The company is mostly known through its Sherwin-Williams Paints line.
