W.W. Grainger Inc - Company Profile
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Executives
D.G. Macpherson
Chief Executive Officer; Chairman Executive BoardMr. D.G. Macpherson has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the company since 2017. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Operating Officer of the company from 2015 to 2016 and Senior Vice President and Group President of Global Supply Chain and International at the company from 2013 to 2015. Mr. Macpherson also served as the Senior Vice President and President of Global Supply Chain and Corporate Strategy at the company from 2012 to 2013; as Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain at the company from 2008 to 2012; a Partner and the Managing Director of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) from 2002 to 2008; and as Operations Manager for Rain Bird Sprinkler Manufacturing Co.
Deidra C. Merriwether
Chief Financial Officer; Senior Vice President Senior ManagementMs. Deidra C. Merriwether has been the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company since 2021. Prior to this, she served as the Senior Vice President and President of North American Sales and Services at the company from 2020 to 2021 and as Senior Vice President of U.S. Direct Sales and Strategic Initiatives at the company from 2017 to 2020. Ms. Deidra also served as the Vice President of Pricing and Indirect Procurement at the company from 2016 to 2017; as the Vice President of Finance for Americas at the company from 2013 to 2016; and as the Chief Operating Officer of Retail Formats at Sears Holdings Corp. Earlier, she served at PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Eli Lilly & Co.
Jonny LeRoy
Vice President; Chief Technology Officer Senior ManagementMr. Jonny LeRoy has been the Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of the company since April 2020. Prior to this, he served as the Head of Technology for North America at ThoughtWorks.
Nancy L. Berardinelli-Krantz
Chief Legal Officer; Senior Vice President Senior ManagementMs Nancy L. Berardinelli-Krantz has been the Chief Legal Officer and the Senior Vice President of the company since 2023. Prior to this, she served as Chief Legal Officer and Senior Vice President of Eaton Corporation. Ms. Nancy also served in various senior leadership roles at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
Matt Fortin
Senior Vice President; Chief Human Resources Officer Senior ManagementMr. Matt Fortin has been the Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of the company since September 2023. Prior to this, he served as a Group Vice President for the Merchandising and Supplier Management function and he served various leadership roles at Grainger. Previously he served 16 years at General Motors.
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