Company: GWW
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-021496
Chunk: 17

Company: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 17
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 Brands Home & Security, Inc. (2011-2020) 
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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 | ​ |

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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| ​ |     | ​ | ​ | D.G. Macpherson                                                                
 DirectorChairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, W.W. Grainger, Inc. | ​ | ​ | Age:57Years on Grainger’s Board:8Director Since:2016 | ​ |

| ​ | Mr. Macpherson has served Grainger in many capacities over his more than 17 years with Grainger, including developing Company strategy, overseeing the launch of Grainger’s U.S. Endless Assortment business, Zoro Tools, Inc., building the Company’s supply chain capabilities globally and realigning the U.S. business to create greater value for customers of all sizes. Mr. Macpherson also has extensive experience in strategic planning, development and execution. Mr. Macpherson joined Grainger in 2008 after working closely with Grainger for six years as a partner and managing director at The Boston Consulting Group, a global management consulting firm, where he was a member of the Industrial Goods Leadership Team. |     |   |   |                                         | ​ |
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 Chairman of the Board of the Company, a position assumed in October 2017, and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, a position assumed in October 2016, at which time Mr. Macpherson was also appointed to the Board of Directors.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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 Previously, Mr. Macpherson