CLEVELAND — The Sherwin-Williams Co. recently announced that its board of directors has elected Heidi G. Petz to serve as President and Chief Operating Officer. The appointment became effective March 1, 2022. Since 2020, Petz has served in senior leadership roles in The Americas Group, including the last year as President. In her new role, Petz will be responsible for all of Sherwin-Williams' operating segments, which include The Americas Group, the Performance Coatings Group and the Consumer Brands Group, as well as the Global Supply Chain organization. Petz will continue reporting to John G. Morikis, who will continue to serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Petz has held numerous key leadership positions since joining Sherwin-Williams in connection with the acquisition of The Valspar Corp. in June 2017. Prior to her role as President, The Americas Group, Petz served as the group's Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. She also held leadership roles in the Consumer Brands Group from 2017 to 2020, including Group President, President & General Manager, Retail North America, and Senior Vice President, Marketing. Prior to joining Sherwin-Williams, Petz served as Vice President of Marketing, Consumer Business at Valspar for four years. Prior to joining Valspar, she spent 15 years in marketing, sales and finance leadership roles at Newell Rubbermaid, Target Corp. and PricewaterhouseCoopers.