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EXHIBIT 24(a)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY


KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers of The Sherwin-Williams Company, an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints each of John G. Morikis, Allen J. Mistysyn and Mary L. Garceau, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact or attorneys-in-fact of the undersigned to execute and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, with any and all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things necessary, appropriate or desirable to be done in the premises, or in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and approving all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them and any substitute therefor may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

    This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original with respect to the person executing it.

    Executed as of this 19th day of February, 2021.

Signature Title
  /s/ John G. Morikis Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Director (Principal Executive Officer)
John G. Morikis 
  /s/ Jane M. Cronin Senior Vice President – Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Jane M. Cronin 
  /s/ Allen J. Mistysyn  Senior Vice President – Finance and Chief
Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Allen J. Mistysyn  
  /s/ Kerrii B. Anderson    Director
Kerrii B. Anderson
  /s/ Arthur F. AntonDirector
Arthur F. Anton 
  /s/ Jeff M. FettigDirector
Jeff M. Fettig
  /s/ Richard J. Kramer Director
Richard J. Kramer 



  /s/ Susan J. KropfDirector
Susan J. Kropf
  /s/ Christine A. Poon Director
Christine A. Poon 
  /s/ Michael H. ThamanDirector
Michael H. Thaman 
  /s/ Matthew Thornton IIIDirector
Matthew Thornton III
  /s/ Steven H. WunningDirector
Steven H. Wunning