Stropki started his employment at Lincoln Electric more than 35 years agoworking summers at its Cleveland Ohio factory
Stropki started his employment at Lincoln Electric more than 35 years agoworking summers at its Cleveland, Ohio factory while an engineering student atPurdue University.He held various management positions with Lincoln Electricbefore being named President and Chief Executive Officer in June 2004 andbeing elected Chairman in October 2004.He has been a Director of LincolnElectric since 1998.Mr. Connor, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ofSherwin-Williams."John brings a wealth of manufacturing and managementexperience to our Board and will be a great asset to Sherwin-Williams and ourshareholders for years to come."Mr. Stropki's election brings the numberof members of the Board to ten and the number of independent directors tonine.(Photo: http:// )"We are very pleased to welcome John to our Board of Directors," commentedChristopher M. Stropki was elected to the Board ofDirectors of Sherwin-Williams effective July 15, 2009.Mr.
Stropki, 58, isChairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lincoln Electric Holdings,Inc.Mr. Stropki was also appointed to the Compensation and ManagementDevelopment Committee of the Board.Mr. SOURCEScleroderma FoundationRobert Riggs, Interim CEO for Scleroderma Foundation, 1-800-722-4673, ext. 11, or Joshua Baldwin of Makovsky + Company for SclerodermaFoundation, +1-212-508-9679, . CLEVELAND, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Sherwin-Williams Company(NYSE: SHW) announced that John M. The Foundation's 22 chapters and over 170 supportgroups nationwide carry out its threefold mission of support, education andresearch.To learn more about the Foundation and see patient and physician interviewsclick here.
To learn more about the Conference please go to About the Scleroderma FoundationHeadquartered in Danvers, Mass., the Scleroderma Foundation is the nation'slargest patient organization dedicated to improving the quality of life forpatients with scleroderma. Itattracts scleroderma patients and their families from across the country aswell as from Canada, Mexico, and several European nations. Scholarships to attend the Conference for scleroderma patients with ademonstrated financial need were provided in part by MediQuest Therapeutics,Inc. The Conference is presented each year by the Scleroderma Foundation indifferent major cities across the U.S., and is the largest patient-orientedconference in the world dedicated to scleroderma and related diseases. (SilverConference Sponsor), and Gilead Sciences, Inc.(Bronze Conference Sponsor). About the Gateway to Hope National Patient Education ConferenceThe Scleroderma Foundation's 2009 National Patient Education Conference ismade possible in part by unrestricted educational grants from ActelionPharmaceuticals US, Inc (2009 National Silver Sponsor), Pfizer, Inc. Chakinala, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division ofPulmonary & Critical Care Medicine will be presenting a grand lecture onpulmonary arterial hypertension as well as a workshop on lung transplantation.Heather Hawk, a national health and fitness correspondent for television andradio and host of the Charter Network's "Smart Living" television program,will present a workshop on juvenile fitness for young scleroderma patients andtheir families.
and MuraliChakinala, M.D., will be presenting at the Conference.Dr. Brasington,Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology will participate in the"Stem Cell Transplantation Panel" and lead a workshop on clinical trials,helping patients understand the clinical trial process and whether it is rightfor them.Dr. "This year I amexcited to be able to welcome scleroderma patients from across the country tomy own community." Two prominent scleroderma clinician researchers from Washington UniversitySchool of Medicine in St Louis, Richard Brasington, M.D. The Conference will also feature workshops on thelatest treatments, like stem cell transplantation therapy, and providescleroderma patients with a chance to build a supportive network of otherpatients from across the country."Every year I look forward to the National Conference as a chance to learnabout the latest treatments and to come together with other patients," saidMary Blades, President of the Foundation's Missouri Chapter. The Gateway to Hope Conference helps patients and their families from all overthe U.S. learn how to better cope with the physical and emotional challengesof living with scleroderma from the nation's foremost experts on the disease.This year's Conference will have a greater focus on juvenile scleroderma thanin the past, incorporating more workshops aimed at helping younger patientsdeal with the disease.