The Sherwin-Williams Company has announced that its Board of Directors has elected Heidi G. Petz to serve as the Company’s next CEO, effective Jan. 1. Petz, who has served as president and chief operating officer of Sherwin-Williams for the past two years, will assume the CEO duties currently held by Chairman and CEO John G. Morikis. Petz will continue to serve as president.
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Morikis will continue to serve as executive chairman. In addition, the Board increased its size from 10 to 11 members and elected Petz to fill the resulting vacancy.
Petz joined the company in June 2017 in connection with the Valspar acquisition. Prior to joining Valspar in 2013, she held various leadership positions with Target Corporation, Newell Rubbermaid and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.