Brian Taylor

About Brian Taylor

Executive Growth-Focused Leader with 25+ years of experience spanning Sales and Marketing, leveraging expertise to build, develop, and mentor winning teams and drive organizational and culture changes, positioning companies for long-term sustainable, profitable growth.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Spearheaded growth of Sherwin Williams\' Performance Coatings Group 14% to $6.8B and increased segment profit from 8.1% to 17.5% in 2 years as Senior Vice President of Global Marketing & Sales, through strategic leadership over a team of 7 direct reports and influence over the VPs of Marketing for 6 business units, enhancing strategy alignment, business expansion, and divisional synergies. Drove the top line sales for Sherwin Williams’ Paint Stores Group 8% to $11.2B as Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, leading a team that supported 3K+ Sales Representatives across 4.6K company owned stores through supply chain disruptions, by focusing on customer journey and differentiation points, which resulted in double-digit increase in new account development and maximized performance bonuses. As Vice President of Marketing for the Mid-Western Division, navigated significant COVID-19 challenges by developing a Strength Training initiative for remote calling and sales processes focused on organizational benefits, values, and services, which was adopted across the organization and led to exceeding plan sales, margin and profit growth during the pandemic.

Experience

1. Vice President of Sales, North America

   POOLCORP

   Mar 2025 — Present

Education

• Pace University - Lubin School of Business

  MBA, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

  2001 — 2005

• Sacred Heart University

  BS, Marketing Management

  1995 — 1998