Governance W.W. Grainger, Inc.

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US3848021040

Industrial Machinery & Equipment

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05-27	Morgan Stanley Adjusts Price Target on W.W. Grainger to $1,300 From $1,190, Maintains Equalweight Rating	MT
05-14	W.w. Grainger Insider Sold Shares Worth $1,795,450, According to a Recent SEC Filing	MT

Executive Committee: W.W. Grainger, Inc.

Manager

Positions heldSince

Donald Macpherson

58 year

Chief Executive Officer

30/09/2016

Edwards Ronald

Corporate Secretary

30/04/2023

Laurie Thomson

52 year

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

31/10/2019

Jonny LeRoy

54 year

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

29/04/2020

Nancy Berardinelli-Krantz

48 year

General Counsel

29/01/2023

Melanie Tinto

54 year

Human Resources Officer

27/04/2025

Kyle Bland

Investor Relations Contact

Deidra Merriwether

57 year

Director of Finance/CFO

11/01/2021

Nic Eichenseer

Compliance Officer

Composition of the Board of Directors: W.W. Grainger, Inc.

Director

CommitteesSince

Donald Macpherson

58 year

Governance Committee	19/01/2026
Nominating Committee	19/01/2026

Rod Adkins Adkins

67 year

Executive Committee
Compensation Committee	27/06/2013
HR Committee	27/06/2013
Audit Committee	28/07/2014
Nominating Committee	29/07/2014
Governance Committee	15/11/2018
Executive Committee Chair	15/11/2018

Cindy Miller

63 year

Compensation Committee	23/04/2024
Nominating Committee	23/04/2024
Governance Committee	31/05/2026
Compensation Committee Chair	31/05/2026
HR Committee Chair	31/05/2026

Steven White

65 year

Audit Committee	27/07/2014
Governance Committee	27/07/2014
Compensation Committee	26/10/2020
Nominating Committee	26/10/2020

Chris Klein

62 year

Audit Committee	12/12/2023
Governance Committee Chair
Nominating Committee Chair
Nominating Committee	12/12/2023

Susan Williams

57 year

Compensation Committee Chair	31/12/1994
Compensation Committee	28/04/2020
Nominating Committee	28/04/2020

Ernest Santi

64 year

Audit Committee	10/07/2011
Nominating Committee Chair

Beatriz Perez

56 year

Nominating Committee	24/07/2017
Compensation Committee Chair

Neil Novich

71 year

Audit Committee	25/02/2015
Nominating Committee	31/12/1998

George Davis

68 year

Nominating Committee	25/07/2023
Audit Committee Chair

Lucas Watson

55 year

Compensation Committee	11/12/2017
Nominating Committee	11/12/2017

Katherine Jaspon

49 year

Audit Committee	27/04/2021
Nominating Committee	27/04/2021

Latest Appointments: W.W. Grainger, Inc.

05/05/25	W.W. Grainger, Inc. Announces Board and Committee Changes	CI
17/03/25	Helios Technology Elects Former WW Grainger Executive to be Board Chair	MT
19/02/25	W.W. Grainger, Inc. Announces Not to Stand Re-Election of Stuart L. Levenick as Board Member and Audit Committee and Board Affairs and Nominating Committee, as Well as the Lead Director	CI
26/08/24	W.W. Grainger, Inc. Announces Departure of Matthew E. Fortin as Senior VP and Chief Human Resources Officer	CI
21/02/24	W.W. Grainger, Inc. Announces V. Ann Hailey Will Not Stand for Re-Election as Board Member	CI
12/12/23	W.W. Grainger, Inc. Names Chris Klein to its Board of Directors	CI
13/09/23	W.W. Grainger Appoints Matt Fortin as Chief Human Resources Officer	MT

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Former Officers and Directors: W.W. Grainger, Inc.

Insider

Positions held

SinceUntil

Stuart Levenick

Director/Board Member	31/12/2004	29/04/2025
Independent Dir/Board Member	07/07/2011	29/04/2025

V. Hailey

Director/Board Member	31/12/2005	23/04/2024
Independent Dir/Board Member	07/07/2011	23/04/2024

Brian Anderson

Director/Board Member	31/12/1998	26/04/2022
Independent Dir/Board Member	07/07/2011	26/04/2022

James Slavik

Director/Board Member	31/12/1986	28/04/2020
Independent Dir/Board Member	10/07/2011	28/04/2020

Laura Brown

Investor Relations Contact	07/07/2011	30/06/2018
Public Communications Contact	31/12/1999	30/06/2018
Corporate Officer/Principal	-	-
Sales & Marketing	-	-

Ronald Jadin

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	31/12/1999	28/03/2010
Director of Finance/CFO	31/12/1999	01/05/2018

James Ryan

Chief Executive Officer	31/12/2007	30/09/2016
Chairman	28/04/2009	30/09/2017
President	31/12/2007	30/09/2017

Gary L. Rogers

Director/Board Member	31/12/2003	25/04/2017
Independent Dir/Board Member	07/07/2011	25/04/2017

Joseph A. McCluskey

Chief Operating Officer	10/07/2011	27/03/2013
Corporate Officer/Principal	14/03/2011	10/07/2011
Sales & Marketing	27/03/2013	31/12/2015

Courtney Carruthers

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/12/2006

30/07/2015

John W. McCarter

Director/Board Member	31/12/1989	29/04/2014
Independent Dir/Board Member	07/07/2011	29/04/2014

Michael A. Pulick

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/12/1998

29/09/2013

Dick Keyser

Director/Board Member	28/04/2009	29/07/2009
Chief Executive Officer	31/12/1994	31/12/2007
Chairman	31/12/1994	28/04/2009
Chief Operating Officer	31/12/1993	31/12/1994
President	31/12/1993	31/12/1994

Randall Scheuneman

Director of Finance/CFO

30/04/2002

31/12/2008

Y. C. Chen

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/12/1995

31/10/2008

David W. Grainger

Chairman

31/12/1951

24/04/2007

Michael Roberts

Director/Board Member	20/02/2006	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	07/07/2011	-

Janiece S. Webb

Director/Board Member

31/12/1994

26/04/2005

Donna J. Broome

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/12/2000

William Hall

Director/Board Member	31/12/2004	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	07/07/2011	-

Frederick Krehbiel

Director/Board Member

31/12/2004

Geoffrey James Obeney

Corporate Officer/Principal

30/06/2003

30/09/2004

Wesley Clark

Chief Operating Officer	31/12/1991	31/12/2003
President	31/12/1991	31/12/2003

Carl S. Turza

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/12/1999

31/12/2003

Laurence M. Trusdell

General Counsel	31/12/2003	-
Corporate Secretary	31/12/2003	-

Peter M. Perez

Human Resources Officer

30/11/2001

30/11/2003

Larry J. Loizzo

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/12/2002

Judith E. Andringa

Director of Finance/CFO

31/12/2001

Edmond Forister

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

31/08/2001

Donald E. Bielinski

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/05/2001

Paul Hammonds

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/12/1988

31/12/1999

John Howard

General Counsel	31/12/1999	29/01/2023
Corporate Officer/Principal	29/01/2023	-
Corporate Secretary	31/12/1999	27/03/2013

Nancy A. Hobor

Public Communications Contact

31/12/1998

Gregory S. Irving

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	12/03/2008	31/08/2014
Corporate Officer/Principal	31/08/2014	-

Wiley N. Caldwell

President

31/12/1983

31/12/1991

P. Ogden Loux

Director/Board Member

31/12/1996

Bill Gantz

Director/Board Member	31/12/1984	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	07/07/2011	-

William D. Chapman

Investor Relations Contact	27/04/2011	07/07/2011
Public Communications Contact	31/12/1983	-

Harold B. Smith

Director/Board Member

31/12/1980

Edward J. Franczek

Sales & Marketing

Stuart A. Bell

Corporate Officer/Principal

Paul Bodine

Corporate Officer/Principal

Robert Dean Scanlan

Corporate Officer/Principal

Mark Green

Corporate Officer/Principal

Janis K. Tratnik

Public Communications Contact

17/02/2010

Edward Zajac

Corporate Officer/Principal

Doe Kittay

Corporate Officer/Principal

17/11/2010

C. L. Kogl

Corporate Secretary

Michael V. Weinberg

Corporate Officer/Principal

Tony Ambrosia

Sales & Marketing

Brian Schafer

Corporate Officer/Principal

Craig Sanders

Chief Operating Officer

Chris Barbin

Corporate Officer/Principal

David T. Houston

Corporate Officer/Principal

Daniel Hamburger

Corporate Officer/Principal

James A. Garman

Chief Administrative Officer	21/06/2009	-
Human Resources Officer	-	21/06/2009

John P. Roselli

Corporate Officer/Principal

Kevin A. Peters

Corporate Officer/Principal	-	22/06/2011
Sales & Marketing	22/06/2011	-

John Schweig

Corporate Officer/Principal

John W. Slayton

Sales & Marketing

Steve Lund

Corporate Officer/Principal

Robb M. Kristopher

Public Communications Contact

Bruce Hagan

Corporate Officer/Principal

Matthew Connor

Corporate Officer/Principal

Peggy Hedberg

Corporate Officer/Principal

Gigi L. Myung

Sales & Marketing

Ernest L. Duplessis

Public Communications Contact

Martin Cross

Corporate Officer/Principal

John A. Hanssen

Corporate Officer/Principal

Douglas E. Witt

Corporate Officer/Principal

William Wallace Grainger

Founder

10/07/2011

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male	15
Female	11

Of which Executive Committee

Male	5
Female	4

Of which Directors

Male	8
Female	4

Revisions

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Évolution recommandations analystes 4 mois

Objectif analystes

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Évolution objectif analystes 4 mois

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Gouvernance

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W.W Grainger, Inc. specializes in professional distribution of industrial supplies and equipment. The group supplies businesses and institutions with maintenance equipment, industrial safety supplies, service and maintenance parts, lighting products, ventilation equipment, pumps and plumbing products, etc. Net sales break down by activity as follows: - value-added distribution of maintenance, repair and operating equipment (79,9%): business conducted in North America for medium and large companies and customers with complex supply chain management needs; - online distribution (20,1%): distribution of a wide range of products to small and medium-sized businesses, as well as to private individuals. This activity is carried out mainly in the United States and Japan. At the end of 2024, products are marketed through a network of 328 branches (of which 245 in the United States, 33 in the United Kingdom, 32 in Canada, 15 in Mexico and 3 in Puerto Rico), 35 distribution centers (of which 21 in the United States, 5 in Canada, 4 in Japan, 2 in Mexico, 1 in the United Kingdom and 1 in Puerto Rico) through catalogues and the Internet. Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (81.2%), Japan (11), Canada (3.9%) and other (3.9%).

Employees

23,550

Sector

Industrial Machinery & Equipment

Calendar

08-04 - Earnings release - Q2 2026

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