Company: GWW
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-015730
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Company: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: PRE 14A
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 Bank One (2001-2003), a bank now merged with JPMorgan Chase & Co., where as Executive Vice President, Mr. Klein restructured businesses and developed the bank’s payments strategy.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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 Fortune 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 | ​ |

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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. |     |   |   |                                         | ​ |
| ​ | Business and Other Experience                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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 Chairman of the Board of the Company