Company: GWW
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-021496
Chunk: 18

Company: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 18
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 United Parcel Service, Inc. (1988-2018): A package delivery company and a leading provider of global supply chain management solutions, where she held various roles of increasing responsibility including as President, Global Freight Forwarding, President, Europe Region, Managing Director, UPS UK, and Managing Director, UPS South Europe, Middle East and Africa.                                                                                                                                                                
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 Stericycle, Inc. (2019-2024) 
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| ​ | Qualifications, Attributes and Skills                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |     |   |   |                              | ​ |

| ​ | CORPORATEGOVERNANCE | ​ | ​ | PROPOSAL 1:ELECTION OFDIRECTORS | ​ | ​ | PROPOSAL 2:RATIFY THEINDEPENDENTAUDITOR | ​ | ​ | EXECUTIVECOMPENSATION | ​ | ​ | PROPOSAL 3:SAY ON PAY | ​ | ​ | PROPOSAL 4: APPROVALAND ADOPTION | ​ | ​ | QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS | ​ | ​ | APPENDICES | ​ |

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| ​ |     | ​ | ​ | Neil S. Novich                                                                                        
 Independent DirectorFormer Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ryerson Inc. | ​ | ​ | Age:70Years on Grainger’s Board:26Director Since:1999Grainger Board Committees:Audit(Audit Committee Financial Expert),BANC | ​ |

| ​ | Mr. Novichserved as the Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Ryerson Inc., a global public company where he was deeply engaged in its distribution operations on a domestic and international basis, and also on leadership development and human resources functions. He also spent 13 years with a major management consulting firm, where he was a partner and led the firm’s Distribution and Logistics Practice. As a result, Mr. Novich has in-depth operational experience in supply chain, distribution and logistics and experience in developing strategy across a variety of industries. 
 Mr. Novich also has extensive experience in corporate governance matters and serves as a director of other publicly traded companies with service on various