Robert A. Taylor Named to Head Sherwin-Williams and Chemical Coatings
The Sherwin-Williams Co. announced that Robert A. Taylor has joined Sherwin-Williams as president of the Chemical Coatings Business Unit of the Paint Stores Group.
CLEVELAND — The Sherwin-Williams Co. announced that Robert A. Taylor, formerly president and chief operating officer of Lilly Industries Inc., has joined Sherwin-Williams as president of the Chemical Coatings Business Unit of the Paint Stores Group. The business is a producer of industrial product coatings for wood, metal and plastic surfaces. Sherwin-Williams said Taylor will lead efforts to “redirect” its chemical-coatings business strategy.
Prior to a six-year stint with Lilly Industries, a significant industrial-coatings manufacturer recently acquired by The Valspar Corp., Taylor spent 23 years with Akzo Nobel Coatings in a series of technical and management positions. Akzo Nobel Coatings also is a major industrial-coatings producer. Taylor’s work experience includes business unit management, manufacturing and engineering, corporate marketing, research and development, and supply-chain management in global coatings markets.