Profile

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Overview

Professional record at a glance

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Current roles
22 current organizations shown on this profile
Board positions
22 supported by public sources, 0 supplied by the profile owner
Committee roles
1Roles supported by the sources cited on this profile
Qualifications
Not establishedNo qualification is currently confirmed by the cited sources

Professional narrative

About

Mr. Williams served as Executive Chairman of Parker Hannifin Corporation from January 2023 to December 2023, and as Chief Executive Officer and director from February 2015 to December 2022. He has significant chief executive officer experience and operational leadership at public companies, with deep knowledge of executive compensation and governance.

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Current roles

Appointments & responsibilities

Board appointments

Executive Chair

Veralto (NYSE: VLTO)

Jan 1, 2023 – Present

Independence: Independent

Source effective: 2026-03-27 · Observed: 2026-05-03T01:24:00.517+00:00

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Governance

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Board and advisory record

Board service

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Executive Chair

Veralto

2023-01-01 · current

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Independent Director

Sherwin-Williams

Current · start date not disclosed

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Sherwin-Williams

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Independent Director at Sherwin-Williams

Start not stated → End not stated

current · source reported

Observed: 2026-09-21

Sherwin-WilliamsSherwin-WilliamsVeraltoVeraltoThomas L. Williams

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Experience

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Published record

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Source 1 · Sec FilingVLTO DEF 14A director slateSupports AI and ML experience, Board role, Committee assignments, Cybersecurity experience, Technology background.Open sourceSource 2 · Sec ProxyPublic profile sourceSupports Independent Director at Sherwin-Williams (NYSE: SHW).Open source

Basis

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Identifiers

Alpha ID
alpha:person:thomas-l-williams
Record version
public-0

Sources

Sources and published information

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AI and ML experience · Source reportedAI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Board membership · Source reportedServes on the board of Sherwin-Williams1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
Not stated
Last reviewed
Not stated
Board membership · Source reportedServes on the board of Veralto1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
Not stated
Last reviewed
Not stated
Board role · Source reportedBoard role: Director1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
92%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Committee assignments · Source reportedCommittee assignments: Compensation1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
88%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Cybersecurity experience · Source reportedCybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

Technology background · Source reportedTechnology background: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 16, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

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  1. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 16, 2026

    Supports: AI and ML experience · Board role · Committee assignments · Cybersecurity experience · Technology background

  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1967680/000196768026000016/vlto-20260326.htm

    Sec Proxy · Tier not stated · Reviewed May 3, 2026

    Supports: Executive Chair at Veralto (NYSE: VLTO)

  3. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/89800/000008980026000025/shw-20260310.htm

    Sec Proxy · Tier not stated · Reviewed May 1, 2026

    Supports: Independent Director at Sherwin-Williams (NYSE: SHW)

  4. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1967680/000196768026000016/vlto-20260326.htm

    Public Source · Tier not stated · Reviewed Not stated

    Supports: Board membership

  5. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/89800/000008980026000025/shw-20260310.htm

    Public Source · Tier not stated · Reviewed Not stated

    Supports: Board membership