Company: GWW
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000277135-25-000010
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Company: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
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 American Sales &amp; Services, from November 2019 to December 2020, Senior Vice President, U.S. Direct Sales and Strategic Initiatives, from September 2017 to November 2019, Vice President, Pricing and Indirect Procurement from April 2016 to August 2017 and Vice President in Finance from 2013 to 2016. Prior to Grainger, Ms. Merriwether held various positions of increasing responsibility at Sears Holdings Corporation, a broadline retailer, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a global professional services firm, and Eli Lilly &amp; Company, a global pharmaceutical company.                                                                                                     
Paige K. Robbins (56)                     Senior Vice President and President, Grainger Business Unit since January 2021. Ms. Robbins previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology, Merchandising, Marketing, Strategy Officer from November 2019 to December 2020, Senior Vice President and Chief Merchandising, Marketing, Digital, Strategy Officer from May 2019 to October 2019, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer from September 2017 to April 2019, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Branch Network, Contact Centers and Corporate Strategy from November 2016 to August 2017 and various other positions since joining Grainger in September 2010. Prior to Grainger, Ms. Robbins served as Partner and Managing Director at Boston Consulting Group, a global management consulting firm.                                                 
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Laurie R. Thomson (51)        Vice President, Controller and principal accounting officer since May 2021. Ms. Thomson previously served as Vice President, Internal Audit and Finance Continuous Improvement from November 2019 to April 2021, Vice President, Internal Audit from October 2016 to November 2019, as Senior Director, Finance from June 2011 to September 2016, and Director, Internal Audit from February 2008 to June 2011. Prior to Grainger, Ms. Thomson served as Director, Internal Audit at CVS Health Corporation, a pharmacy healthcare provider, and Audit Manager at Arthur Andersen LLP, a professional services firm. Ms. Thomson is a certified public accountant.      
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