EXHIBIT 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
The undersigned Director of The Sherwin-Williams Company, an Ohio
corporation (the "Company"), which corporation anticipates filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and any rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (or any other
appropriate form) relating to the registration of shares of the Company's Common
Stock, $1.00 par value per share, in connection with The Sherwin-Williams
Company 2003 Stock Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints C.M. Connor, J.M.
Scaminace, S.P. Hennessy and L.E. Stellato, and any of them, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, as attorneys or attorney to sign for me and in
my name, in the capacity indicated below, said Registration Statement and any
and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and to file
the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto and any and all applications
or other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and any national securities exchange, granting unto said attorneys,
and each one of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all
acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the premises,
hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said attorneys, and any of them and
any substitutes.
Executed the date set opposite my name.
Date: October 18, 2002 /s/ J.G. Breen
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J.G. Breen
Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
The undersigned Officer and Director of The Sherwin-Williams Company,
an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which corporation anticipates filing with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (or any other
appropriate form) relating to the registration of shares of the Company's Common
Stock, $1.00 par value per share, in connection with The Sherwin-Williams
Company 2003 Stock Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints J.M. Scaminace, S.P.
Hennessy and L.E. Stellato, and any of them, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, as attorneys or attorney to sign for me and in my name, in the
capacity indicated below, said Registration Statement and any and all amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all
supplements and exhibits thereto and any and all applications or other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any
national securities exchange, granting unto said attorneys, and each one of
them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the premises, hereby ratifying
and approving the acts of said attorneys, and any of them and any substitutes.
Executed the date set opposite my name.
Date: October 18, 2002 /s/ C.M. Connor
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C.M. Connor
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
The undersigned Officer and Director of The Sherwin-Williams Company,
an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), which corporation anticipates filing with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (or any other
appropriate form) relating to the registration of shares of the Company's Common
Stock, $1.00 par value per share, in connection with The Sherwin-Williams
Company 2003 Stock Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints C.M. Connor, S.P.
Hennessy and L.E. Stellato, and any of them, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, as attorneys or attorney to sign for me and in my name, in the
capacity indicated below, said Registration Statement and any and all amendments
thereto (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all
supplements and exhibits thereto and any and all applications or other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any
national securities exchange, granting unto said attorneys, and each one of
them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the premises, hereby ratifying
and approving the acts of said attorneys, and any of them and any substitutes.
Executed the date set opposite my name.
Date: October 18, 2002 /s/ J.M. Scaminace
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J.M. Scaminace
President and Chief Operating Officer,
Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
The undersigned Officer of The Sherwin-Williams Company, an Ohio
corporation (the "Company"), which corporation anticipates filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and any rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (or any other
appropriate form) relating to the registration of shares of the Company's Common
Stock, $1.00 par value per share, in connection with The Sherwin-Williams
Company 2003 Stock Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints C.M. Connor, J.M.
Scaminace and L.E. Stellato, and any of them, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, as attorneys or attorney to sign for me and in my name, in
the capacity indicated below, said Registration Statement and any and all
amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same,
with all supplements and exhibits thereto and any and all applications or other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and any national securities exchange, granting unto said attorneys, and each one
of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the premises, hereby ratifying
and approving the acts of said attorneys, and any of them and any substitutes.
Executed the date set opposite my name.
Date: October 21, 2002 /s/ S.P. Hennessy
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S.P. Hennessy
Senior Vice President - Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
The undersigned Officer of The Sherwin-Williams Company, an Ohio
corporation (the "Company"), which corporation anticipates filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and any rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (or any other
appropriate form) relating to the registration of shares of the Company's Common
Stock, $1.00 par value per share, in connection with The Sherwin-Williams
Company 2003 Stock Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints C.M. Connor, J.M.
Scaminace, S.P. Hennessy and L.E. Stellato, and any of them, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, as attorneys or attorney to sign for me and in
my name, in the capacity indicated below, said Registration Statement and any
and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and to file
the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto and any and all applications
or other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and any national securities exchange, granting unto said attorneys,
and each one of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all
acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the premises,
hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said attorneys, and any of them and
any substitutes.
Executed the date set opposite my name.
Date: October 18, 2002 /s/ J.L. Ault
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J.L. Ault
Vice President - Corporate Controller
POWER OF ATTORNEY
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
The undersigned Director of The Sherwin-Williams Company, an Ohio
corporation (the "Company"), which corporation anticipates filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and any rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (or any other
appropriate form) relating to the registration of shares of the Company's Common
Stock, $1.00 par value per share, in connection with The Sherwin-Williams
Company 2003 Stock Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints C.M. Connor, J.M.
Scaminace, S.P. Hennessy and L.E. Stellato, and any of them, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, as attorneys or attorney to sign for me and in
my name, in the capacity indicated below, said Registration Statement and any
and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and to file
the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto and any and all applications
or other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and any national securities exchange, granting unto said attorneys,
and each one of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all
acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the premises,
hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said attorneys, and any of them and
any substitutes.
Executed the date set opposite my name.
Date: October 18, 2002 /s/ J.C. Boland
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J.C. Boland
Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
The undersigned Director of The Sherwin-Williams Company, an Ohio
corporation (the "Company"), which corporation anticipates filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and any rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (or any other
appropriate form) relating to the registration of shares of the Company's Common
Stock, $1.00 par value per share, in connection with The Sherwin-Williams
Company 2003 Stock Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints C.M. Connor, J.M.
Scaminace, S.P. Hennessy and L.E. Stellato, and any of them, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, as attorneys or attorney to sign for me and in
my name, in the capacity indicated below, said Registration Statement and any
and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and to file
the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto and any and all applications
or other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and any national securities exchange, granting unto said attorneys,
and each one of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all
acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the premises,
hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said attorneys, and any of them and
any substitutes.
Executed the date set opposite my name.
Date: October 18, 2002 /s/ D.E. Collins
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D.E. Collins
Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
The undersigned Director of The Sherwin-Williams Company, an Ohio
corporation (the "Company"), which corporation anticipates filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and any rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (or any other
appropriate form) relating to the registration of shares of the Company's Common
Stock, $1.00 par value per share, in connection with The Sherwin-Williams
Company 2003 Stock Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints C.M. Connor, J.M.
Scaminace, S.P. Hennessy and L.E. Stellato, and any of them, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, as attorneys or attorney to sign for me and in
my name, in the capacity indicated below, said Registration Statement and any
and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and to file
the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto and any and all applications
or other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and any national securities exchange, granting unto said attorneys,
and each one of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all
acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the premises,
hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said attorneys, and any of them and
any substitutes.
Executed the date set opposite my name.
Date: October 21, 2002 /s/ D.E. Evans
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D.E. Evans
Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
The undersigned Director of The Sherwin-Williams Company, an Ohio
corporation (the "Company"), which corporation anticipates filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and any rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (or any other
appropriate form) relating to the registration of shares of the Company's Common
Stock, $1.00 par value per share, in connection with The Sherwin-Williams
Company 2003 Stock Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints C.M. Connor, J.M.
Scaminace, S.P. Hennessy and L.E. Stellato, and any of them, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, as attorneys or attorney to sign for me and in
my name, in the capacity indicated below, said Registration Statement and any
and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and to file
the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto and any and all applications
or other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and any national securities exchange, granting unto said attorneys,
and each one of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all
acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the premises,
hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said attorneys, and any of them and
any substitutes.
Executed the date set opposite my name.
Date: October 18, 2002 /s/ R.W. Mahoney
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R.W. Mahoney
Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
The undersigned Director of The Sherwin-Williams Company, an Ohio
corporation (the "Company"), which corporation anticipates filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and any rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (or any other
appropriate form) relating to the registration of shares of the Company's Common
Stock, $1.00 par value per share, in connection with The Sherwin-Williams
Company 2003 Stock Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints C.M. Connor, J.M.
Scaminace, S.P. Hennessy and L.E. Stellato, and any of them, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, as attorneys or attorney to sign for me and in
my name, in the capacity indicated below, said Registration Statement and any
and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and to file
the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto and any and all applications
or other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and any national securities exchange, granting unto said attorneys,
and each one of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all
acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the premises,
hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said attorneys, and any of them and
any substitutes.
Executed the date set opposite my name.
Date: October 18, 2002 /s/ A.M. Mixon, III
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A.M. Mixon, III
Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
The undersigned Director of The Sherwin-Williams Company, an Ohio
corporation (the "Company"), which corporation anticipates filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and any rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (or any other
appropriate form) relating to the registration of shares of the Company's Common
Stock, $1.00 par value per share, in connection with The Sherwin-Williams
Company 2003 Stock Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints C.M. Connor, J.M.
Scaminace, S.P. Hennessy and L.E. Stellato, and any of them, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, as attorneys or attorney to sign for me and in
my name, in the capacity indicated below, said Registration Statement and any
and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and to file
the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto and any and all applications
or other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and any national securities exchange, granting unto said attorneys,
and each one of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all
acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the premises,
hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said attorneys, and any of them and
any substitutes.
Executed the date set opposite my name.
Date: October 18, 2002 /s/ C.E. Moll
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C.E. Moll
Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
The undersigned Director of The Sherwin-Williams Company, an Ohio
corporation (the "Company"), which corporation anticipates filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and any rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (or any other
appropriate form) relating to the registration of shares of the Company's Common
Stock, $1.00 par value per share, in connection with The Sherwin-Williams
Company 2003 Stock Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints C.M. Connor, J.M.
Scaminace, S.P. Hennessy and L.E. Stellato, and any of them, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, as attorneys or attorney to sign for me and in
my name, in the capacity indicated below, said Registration Statement and any
and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and to file
the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto and any and all applications
or other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and any national securities exchange, granting unto said attorneys,
and each one of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all
acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the premises,
hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said attorneys, and any of them and
any substitutes.
Executed the date set opposite my name.
Date: October 18, 2002 /s/ G.E. McCullough
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G.E. McCullough
Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
The undersigned Director of The Sherwin-Williams Company, an Ohio
corporation (the "Company"), which corporation anticipates filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and any rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (or any other
appropriate form) relating to the registration of shares of the Company's Common
Stock, $1.00 par value per share, in connection with The Sherwin-Williams
Company 2003 Stock Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints C.M. Connor, J.M.
Scaminace, S.P. Hennessy and L.E. Stellato, and any of them, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, as attorneys or attorney to sign for me and in
my name, in the capacity indicated below, said Registration Statement and any
and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and to file
the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto and any and all applications
or other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and any national securities exchange, granting unto said attorneys,
and each one of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all
acts and things whatsoever required and necessary to be done in the premises,
hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said attorneys, and any of them and
any substitutes.
Executed the date set opposite my name.
Date: October 18, 2002 /s/ R.K. Smucker
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R.K. Smucker
Director