Thomas C Sullivan

Chairman, RPM International Inc

Thomas Sullivan, former chairman and CEO of RPM International Inc. near Medina, Ohio, has died. He was 83 years old. Sullivan stepped down as RPM's CEO in 2002, and in October 2008, he retired after 37 years as the company's chairman. He continued to serve as chairman emeritus until 2016 Chairman, RPM International Inc. Mr. Thomas C. Sullivan received his B.S. degree in Business Administration from Miami University (Ohio). He joined RPM as a Divisional Sales Manager in 1961 and was elected Vice President in 1967. He became Executive Vice President in 1969, and in 1971 Mr. Sullivan was elected Chairman of the Board. He also served as President from 1970 to 1978 and Chief Executive Officer from 1971 to 2002. Mr. Sullivan is a Director of Kaydon Corporation. Shares of Common Stock beneficially owned: Sullivan was the youngest of six children. He received a dinner-table education in business and entrepreneurship from his father, Frank Sullivan Sr., who was building a roof coatings business that he founded in 1947. After graduating from Culver Military Academy, Sullivan attended Miami University of Ohio where he was elected president of the freshman class and served on the student senate for four years. After college, Sullivan was commissioned as an ensign in the Navy and deployed throughout the Pacific as a communications officer on the destroyer, the U.S.S. Braine. He married Sandra Simmons in 1960, and they had six children, Frank, Sean, Tom Jr., Dan, Kathleen and Julie.

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Richard W Pogue	Susan Collins, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Ralph Straus Regula, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, John Kasich, Bob Dole, Martin R Hoke, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio's Future PAC, Care Political Action Committee, James Peter Trakas, Ohio S 17 Star PAC, Edward F Herman, Joseph Cimperman, Mitt Romney, Bernadine P Healy, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Jim Renacci, Josh Mandel, Peter J Corrigan, Robert Frost, David Joyce, Dan Sullivan, Josh Mandel Senate Victory Cmte, Portman Northeast Ohio Victory Committee, Portman Victory Cmte, Sullivan Victory Cmte, Team Josh, Joyce Victory Cmte
Albert B Ratner	Sherrod Brown, Susan Collins, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Ralph Straus Regula, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, John Kasich, Bob Dole, Martin R Hoke, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio's Future PAC, Rpm Internaitonal Inc Manufacturing in America PAC, DBA Rpm Manufacturing in America PAC, Ohio S 17 Star PAC, Joseph Cimperman, Mary Boyle, Mitt Romney, Bernadine P Healy, Lee Irwin Fisher, Don J Pease, Helen Knipe Smith, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Kelly Ayotte, Jim Renacci, Josh Mandel, Robert Frost, David Joyce, Dan Sullivan, Josh Mandel Senate Victory Cmte, Sullivan Victory Cmte
Richard Horvitz	Sherrod Brown, Susan Collins, Ralph Straus Regula, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Bob Dole, Martin R Hoke, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Care Political Action Committee, James Peter Trakas, Ohio S 17 Star PAC, Edward F Herman, Joseph Cimperman, Mitt Romney, Lee Irwin Fisher, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Jim Renacci, Josh Mandel, Peter J Corrigan, Robert Frost, David Joyce, Right to Rise USA, Josh Mandel Senate Victory Cmte, Team Josh
Frank C Sullivan	Sherrod Brown, Susan Collins, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Ralph Straus Regula, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio's Future PAC, Care Political Action Committee, Rpm Internaitonal Inc Manufacturing in America PAC, DBA Rpm Manufacturing in America PAC, Ohio S 17 Star PAC, Edward F Herman, National Paint&Coatings Association Inc.-Political Action Committee (Paint-PAC), Mitt Romney, Lee Irwin Fisher, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Jim Renacci, Josh Mandel, Peter J Corrigan, Robert Frost, David Joyce, Dan Sullivan, Right to Rise USA, Sullivan Victory Cmte, True North PAC
Barbara W Mixon	Sherrod Brown, Susan Collins, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Ralph Straus Regula, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Bob Dole, Martin R Hoke, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Care Political Action Committee, Ohio S 17 Star PAC, Edward F Herman, Mitt Romney, Bernadine P Healy, Lee Irwin Fisher, Jim Renacci, Josh Mandel, Robert Frost, David Joyce, Dan Sullivan, Portman Victory Cmte, Renacci for Ohio Victory Fund
Kenneth E Taylor	Susan Collins, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, John Kasich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, James Peter Trakas, Edward F Herman, Joseph Cimperman, Mitt Romney, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Jim Renacci, Josh Mandel, Peter J Corrigan, Robert Frost, David Joyce, Dan Sullivan, Josh Mandel Senate Victory Cmte, Portman Victory Cmte, Team Josh
Dominic A Visconsi, Jr	Sherrod Brown, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Ralph Straus Regula, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Bob Dole, Martin R Hoke, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, James Peter Trakas, Ohio S 17 Star PAC, Joseph Cimperman, Mary Boyle, South Dakota Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Bernadine P Healy, Lee Irwin Fisher, Helen Knipe Smith, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, David Joyce, Joyce Victory Cmte
Aaron Malachi Mixon III	Sherrod Brown, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Ralph Straus Regula, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, John Kasich, Bob Dole, Martin R Hoke, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Care Political Action Committee, Edward F Herman, Mary Boyle, Mitt Romney, Bernadine P Healy, Lee Irwin Fisher, Don J Pease, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Jim Renacci, Josh Mandel, David Joyce, Dan Sullivan
William E Conway	Sherrod Brown, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, John Kasich, Martin R Hoke, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio's Future PAC, James Peter Trakas, Edward F Herman, Mary Boyle, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Ron Johnson, Jim Renacci, David Joyce, Dan Sullivan, Right to Rise USA, Portman Victory Cmte, Sullivan Victory Cmte
James W Wert	Susan Collins, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Martin R Hoke, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio's Future PAC, James Peter Trakas, Edward F Herman, Joseph Cimperman, Mitt Romney, Bernadine P Healy, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Jim Renacci, Josh Mandel, Robert Frost, David Joyce, Dan Sullivan, Portman Northeast Ohio Victory Committee, Sullivan Victory Cmte, Joyce Victory Cmte
Robert H Castellini	Sherrod Brown, Susan Collins, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, John Kasich, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio's Future PAC, Ohio S 17 Star PAC, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Bernadine P Healy, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Josh Mandel, Dan Sullivan, Right to Rise USA, Portman Victory Cmte
Edward A Lozick	Susan Collins, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Ralph Straus Regula, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, John Kasich, Bob Dole, Martin R Hoke, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio's Future PAC, Care Political Action Committee, James Peter Trakas, Edward F Herman, Mitt Romney, Ron Johnson, Jim Renacci, Robert Frost, David Joyce
Carl H Lindner III	Sherrod Brown, Susan Collins, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, John Kasich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio's Future PAC, Ohio S 17 Star PAC, Mitt Romney, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Kelly Ayotte, Jim Renacci, Josh Mandel, Dan Sullivan, Right to Rise USA, Josh Mandel Senate Victory Cmte, Portman Victory Cmte
Les Wexner	Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Ralph Straus Regula, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, John Kasich, Bill Bradley, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio's Future PAC, Care Political Action Committee, Ohio S 17 Star PAC, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson, Josh Mandel, Dan Sullivan, Right to Rise USA
William B Summers Jr	Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Ralph Straus Regula, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Bill Bradley, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Care Political Action Committee, James Peter Trakas, Rpm Internaitonal Inc Manufacturing in America PAC, DBA Rpm Manufacturing in America PAC, Edward F Herman, Mary Boyle, Mitt Romney, Lee Irwin Fisher, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Jim Renacci, Josh Mandel, Robert Frost, David Joyce
Christopher M Connor	Sherrod Brown, Ralph Straus Regula, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Care Political Action Committee, James Peter Trakas, National Paint&Coatings Association Inc.-Political Action Committee (Paint-PAC), Joseph Cimperman, Mitt Romney, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Jim Renacci, Josh Mandel, David Joyce, Portman Victory Cmte, Josh Mandel Senate Victory Cmte, Portman Northeast Ohio Victory Committee, Portman Victory Cmte, Team Josh
Edyth Bailey Lindner	Sherrod Brown, Susan Collins, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, John Kasich, Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio's Future PAC, Ohio S 17 Star PAC, Mitt Romney, Lee Irwin Fisher, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Kelly Ayotte, Josh Mandel, Dan Sullivan, Right to Rise USA, Portman Victory Cmte
Ward J Timken Jr	Susan Collins, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Ralph Straus Regula, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio's Future PAC, Care Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Bernadine P Healy, Jim Renacci, Josh Mandel, Robert Frost, Dan Sullivan, Portman Victory Cmte, Team Josh
S Craig Lindner	Sherrod Brown, Susan Collins, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, John Kasich, Martin R Hoke, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio's Future PAC, Mitt Romney, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Kelly Ayotte, Jim Renacci, Josh Mandel, Dan Sullivan, Josh Mandel Senate Victory Cmte, Portman Victory Cmte
Harley Gross	Sherrod Brown, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Ralph Straus Regula, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Kasich, Bill Bradley, Martin R Hoke, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Care Political Action Committee, Joseph Cimperman, Mitt Romney, Bernadine P Healy, Lee Irwin Fisher, Jim Renacci, Peter J Corrigan, David Joyce

Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	1937
Date of death	December 2020

Thomas C Sullivan

Chairman, RPM International Inc

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