John G Breen

Former Sherwin-Williams CEO and Chairman

Former Sherwin-Williams CEO and Chairman John " Jack" Breen has died. Breen joined the company in 1979 as CEO and achieved 21 consecutive years of earnings improvement. During his tenure, he achieved a host of accomplishments,including store growth from 1,400 in 1979 to 2,396 in 1999, growing revenue to more than $5 billion and much more. Mr. Breen remained a member of the Sherwin-Williams Board of Directors until his retirement in April 2005. JOHN G. BREEN, retired, served as Chairman of The Sherwin-Williams Company from April 1980 to April 2000; he had been Chief Executive Officer from 1979 to 1999. He is a director of MTD Holdings Inc. and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. He also is a Trustee of John Carroll University and of University Hospitals Health Systems. Mr. Breen is 73 years old and has been a director since July 2000. He is Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Executive Committee and the Finance and Pension Committee. Mr. Breen's term will expire at the 2010 Annual Meeting.

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Edward A Lozick	Steven C Latourette, John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Don Nickles, Paul Coverdell, John Kasich, Frank Cremeans, Martin R Hoke, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Gene Watts, Mitt Romney, Pat Buchanan, Ronna Romney, Joseph Slovenec, John Tucker Marston, Margaret R Mueller, Gregory A White, Robert A Gardner, Tom Ganley, Romney Victory
Richard W Pogue	Steven C Latourette, John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Don Nickles, Paul Coverdell, John Kasich, Frank Cremeans, Martin R Hoke, Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Joseph Slovenec, John Tucker Marston, Margaret R Mueller, Gregory A White, Josh Mandel, Peter J Corrigan, Tom Ganley, Romney Victory
Stanley C Gault	Steven C Latourette, John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Paul Coverdell, John Kasich, John Glenn, Martin R Hoke, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Ronna Romney, Margaret R Mueller, Cooper Snyder, Josh Mandel, Tom Ganley, Romney Victory
David L Brennan	Steven C Latourette, John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Paul Coverdell, John Kasich, Frank Cremeans, Martin R Hoke, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Gene Watts, Mitt Romney, Joseph Slovenec, John Tucker Marston, Margaret R Mueller, Robert A Gardner, Cooper Snyder, Josh Mandel
Aaron Malachi Mixon III	Steven C Latourette, John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Don Nickles, John Kasich, John Glenn, Martin R Hoke, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Ronna Romney, Joseph Slovenec, John Tucker Marston, Margaret R Mueller, Josh Mandel
Edward Crawford	Steven C Latourette, John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Don Nickles, Paul Coverdell, John Kasich, Martin R Hoke, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Ronna Romney, John Tucker Marston, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory
Richard T Farmer	John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Frank Cremeans, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Gene Watts, Mitt Romney, Ronna Romney, Robert A Gardner, Cooper Snyder, Josh Mandel, Tom Ganley
Richard Horvitz	Steven C Latourette, John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, John Glenn, Martin R Hoke, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel, Peter J Corrigan, Romney Victory, Portman Victory Cmte 2010
Ernest P Mansour	Steven C Latourette, John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Don Nickles, John Kasich, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Ronna Romney, Margaret R Mueller, Gregory A White, Robert A Gardner, Josh Mandel
Charles Bolton	Steven C Latourette, John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Martin R Hoke, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Joseph Slovenec, John Tucker Marston, Gregory A White, Robert A Gardner, Josh Mandel
Barbara W Mixon	Steven C Latourette, John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Don Nickles, John Kasich, Martin R Hoke, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Margaret R Mueller, Josh Mandel, Portman Victory Cmte 2010
S Craig Lindner	John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Paul Coverdell, John Kasich, John Glenn, Frank Cremeans, Martin R Hoke, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory
Robert E Murray	Steven C Latourette, John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Frank Cremeans, Martin R Hoke, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, John Tucker Marston, Robert A Gardner, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory
Carl H Lindner	John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Don Nickles, Paul Coverdell, John Kasich, John Glenn, Frank Cremeans, Martin R Hoke, Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney
Joyce Farmer	John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Frank Cremeans, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Gene Watts, Mitt Romney, Robert A Gardner, Josh Mandel, Tom Ganley, Portman Victory Cmte 2010
Albert B Ratner	Steven C Latourette, John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, John Glenn, Martin R Hoke, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Robert A Gardner, Josh Mandel
Richard A Weiland	Steven C Latourette, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, John Glenn, Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Gene Watts, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory
James W Wert	Steven C Latourette, John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Martin R Hoke, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, John Tucker Marston, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory, Portman Victory Cmte 2010
Edyth Bailey Lindner	John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Paul Coverdell, John Kasich, John Glenn, Frank Cremeans, Republican National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel, Romney Victory
Harley Gross	Steven C Latourette, John McCain, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, John Glenn, Martin R Hoke, Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Peter J Corrigan

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Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	1935
Date of death	October 2019
Aliases	Jack Breen

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John G Breen

Former Sherwin-Williams CEO and Chairman

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