Ed Thompson

Responsible for all Finance & IT functions for the Architectural Coatings Group. This $16B+ Group includes the Paint Stores Group and the Consumer Brands Group of Sherwin-Williams.

Responsible for all Finance and IT functions for this $12.0B Group at The Sherwin-Williams Company. The Group manages the 4700+ company owned architectural paint stores in North America and Latin America.

Responsible for all financial functions for this $6.0B Group at The Sherwin Williams Company. The Group includes the Automotive, Product Finishes(OEM Finishes), Protective & Marine, Packaging and Coil Divisions within the Performance Coatings Group at SW. The Group currently has significant operations throughout Asia, Europe, Latin and North America. Responsible for the integration of the Industrial Finishes Group of Valspar into the Performance Coatings group. The integration covered all regions (EMEA, Asia, N. America, L. America) and required rationalization of shared services, plant footprint and the commercial teams.

As an officer of the company this role had oversight responsibilities on matters relating to: the integrity of the Company's financial statements and effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting; the independence, qualifications and performance of the independent registered public accounting firm; the performance of the Company's internal audit function; the Company's compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; and engaging in such other matters as may from time to time be specifically delegated to the Committee by the Board.

Responsible for Domestic and International Financial Functions

Responsible for Mergers and Acquisitions for all Operating Divisions. Worked with all Operating Divisions of The Sherwin-Williams Co to develop a pipeline of targets that fit their respective strategy. Once the pipeline was developed, my team would then initiate contact with the target to gauge their interest in a possible transaction.

Responsible for Finance function for 1,100 U.S Paint Stores

Held a variety of financial positions within the finance and accounting departments at Sherwin Williams

College of Business Advisory Board Member

Attended the Advanced Studies in Negotiation