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Farmer School hosts Sherwin-Williams executive

03/23/2009

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Christopher Connor

Christopher Connor, chief executive officer and chairman of Sherwin-Williams, will share his perspectives on business leadership and managing in difficult times at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 26, in Hall Auditorium. His talk, “Surviving and Thriving in a Down Economy,” is free and open to the public.

In a 25-year career with Cleveland-based Sherwin-Williams, Connor has risen from director of advertising for its Paint Stores Group to the company’s top spot. Since 1999, he has led the global paint and coatings company to sales of approximately $8 billion. Sherwin-Williams’ retail network consists of more than 3,000 stores.

Through the past year’s major downturn in the housing industry, Connor has exercised rigorous cost controls and promoted sales in international markets to maintain the company’s level of profitability.

In 2008, Sherwin-Williams was listed among the nation’s Top 100 Best Companies to Work For by Fortune magazine. The company’s workforce longevity was a major factor in its ranking.

Connor is a graduate of Ohio State University. His talk is part of the Executive Speaker Series of Miami’s Farmer School of Business.