Mike Conway Joins Sherwin-Williams as Director of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations

The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) announced that Mike Conway
has joined the company as Director of Corporate Communications &
Investor Relations. Conway will be responsible for Media, Investor and
Community Relations, reporting to Bob Wells, VP-Corporate
Communications and Public Affairs.

Conway joins Sherwin-Williams after spending 8 years at KeyCorp
where he was VP Investor Relations. Mike has been recognized
nationally by his peers for outstanding service to investors, the
media and associates.

Prior to KeyCorp, Conway was Director of Corporate Communications
for Manco; Director of Media Relations for the Greater Cleveland
Regional Transit Authority and spent 13 years as an Emmy award winning
Special Projects Reporter at WJW-TV-8, Cleveland. Assignments included
travel to Poland, Israel, Mexico, Canada.

Conway has an MBA from Cleveland State University and a BA from
John Carroll University.

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Contact:

Mike Conway
Director Corporate Communications/Investor Relations
Sherwin-Williams
Direct: 216.515.4393
Pager: 216.422.3751
mike.conway@sherwin.com
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