People: W.W. Grainger Inc (GWW.N)
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
James Ryan |
54 | 2009 | Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer |
Ronald Jadin |
52 | 2008 | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President |
Timothy Ferrarell |
49 | 2007 | Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer |
John Howard |
55 | 2000 | Senior Vice President, General Counsel |
Laura Brown |
49 | 2010 | Senior Vice President - Communications and Investor Relations |
Court Carruthers |
41 | 2012 | Senior Vice President and President, Grainger U.S. |
Joseph High |
58 | 2012 | Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer |
Donald Macpherson |
45 | 2012 | Senior Vice President, President - Global Supply Chain and Corporate Strategy |
Michael Pulick |
48 | 2012 | Senior Vice President; President of Grainger International |
Gregory Irving |
54 | 2008 | Vice President, Controller |
Brian Anderson |
62 | 2012 | Lead Independent Director |
V. Ann Hailey |
62 | 2006 | Independent Director |
William Hall |
69 | 2005 | Independent Director |
Stuart Levenick |
60 | 2005 | Independent Director |
John McCarter |
75 | 1990 | Independent Director |
Neil Novich |
58 | 1999 | Independent Director |
Michael Roberts |
62 | 2006 | Independent Director |
Gary Rogers |
68 | 2004 | Independent Director |
E. Scott Santi |
51 | 2010 | Independent Director |
James Slavik |
60 | 1987 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
James Ryan |
Mr. James T. Ryan is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of W W Grainger, Inc. Mr. Ryan became Chief Operating Officer and was appointed to Grainger's Board of Directors in 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Ryan served as Group President, a position assumed in 2004. He has served Grainger in responsible roles since 1980, including Executive Vice President, Marketing, Sales and Service; Vice President, Information Services; President, Grainger.com; and President, Grainger Parts. He is a trustee of the Museum of Science and Industry and DePaul University. He is a member of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Economic Club of Chicago, and Business Roundtable. |
Ronald Jadin |
Mr. Ronald L. Jadin is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of W W Grainger, Inc. Previously, Mr. Jadin served as Vice President and Controller, a position assumed in 2006 after serving as Vice President, Finance. Upon joining Grainger in 1998, he served as Director, Financial Planning and Analysis. |
Timothy Ferrarell |
Mr. Timothy M. Ferrarell is Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer of W.W. Grainger Inc. Prior to this role, Mr. Ferrarell served as Senior Vice President, Enterprise Systems, since June 2001, and took on responsibility for Enterprise Processes in 2006. He has served in responsible roles since joining Grainger in 1990 including Vice President, Quality and Business Planning, Vice President, Marketing Communications, Vice President, Product Line Development, and Director, Product Management. |
John Howard |
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Laura Brown |
Ms. Laura D. Brown is Senior Vice President - Communications and Investor Relations of W W Grainger, Inc. She is serving as Vice President, Global Business Communications, a position assumed in 2009 and Vice President, Investor Relations, a position assumed in 2008. Previously, Ms. Brown served as Vice President, Marketing, a position assumed in 2005. After joining Grainger in 2000, she served in management positions including Vice President, Finance and Vice President, Internet Business Analysis and Supplier Management. |
Court Carruthers |
Mr. Court D. Carruthers is Senior Vice President and President, Grainger U.S. of W W Grainger, Inc. After serving as President, Grainger International, a position assumed in 2009, and Senior Vice President of Grainger, a position assumed in 2007. Previously, Mr. Carruthers served as President of Acklands - Grainger Inc., a position assumed in 2006. Prior to assuming the last-mentioned position, he served as Vice President, National Accounts and Sales of Acklands - Grainger Inc., a position assumed in 2002 when he joined that company. |
Joseph High |
Mr. Joseph C. High is Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer of W.W. Grainger Inc. Prior to joining Grainger, Mr. High was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Owens Corning in Toledo, Ohio, a position assumed in 2004. |
Donald Macpherson |
Mr. Donald G. Macpherson is Senior Vice President, President - Global Supply Chain and Corporate Strategy of W W Grainger, Inc. He after serving as Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, a position assumed in 2008. Mr. Macpherson joined Grainger in 2008 as Senior Vice President, Supply Chain. Before joining Grainger, he was Partner and Director of the Boston Consulting Group, a global management consulting firm and advisor on business strategy. |
Michael Pulick |
Mr. Michael A. Pulick is Senior Vice President of W W Grainger, Inc., and President of Grainger International, subsidiary of the W W Grainger, Inc. He after serving as Senior Vice President and President, Grainger U.S., a position assumed in 2008. Previously, Mr. Pulick served as Senior Vice President of Customer Service, a position assumed in 2006. After joining Grainger in 1999, Mr. Pulick has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in Grainger's supplier and product management areas including Vice President, Product Management and Vice President, Merchandising. |
Gregory Irving |
Mr. Gregory S. Irving is Vice President, Controller of W W Grainger, Inc. Previously, Mr. Irving served as Vice President, Finance, for Acklands - Grainger Inc. since 2004. After joining Grainger in 1999 he served in various management positions including Vice President, Financial Services and Director, Internal Audit. |
Brian Anderson |
Mr. Brian P. Anderson is Lead Independent Director of W W Grainger, Inc. He is former Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of OfficeMax Incorporated, a distributor of business-to-business and retail office products, having served in that position until January 2005. Prior to assuming this position in 2004, Mr. Anderson was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Baxter International Inc., a position he assumed in 1998. He is a director of A. M. Castle & Co., for which he is Chairman of the Board as well as a director of James Hardie Industries SE where he chairs the audit committee and serves on the remuneration committee, and PulteGroup, Inc. where he chairs the audit committee and serves on the governance committee. |
V. Ann Hailey |
Ms. V. Ann Hailey is an Independent Director of W W Grainger, Inc. She is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Famous Yard Sale, Inc., an online marketplace for celebrities to connect with their fans by offering items in a virtual yard sale format. Formerly, Ms. Hailey served as Chief Financial Officer of Gilt Groupe, an Internet retailer of discount luxury goods from January 2009 until January 2010. Previously she was with Limited Brands, Inc., where she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1997 to 2006 and as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development from 2006 to 2007. Prior to joining Limited Brands in 1997, Ms. Hailey was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Pillsbury Company. She is a director of Avon Products, Inc. and serves on its audit committee, and is a director of Realogy Holdings Corp and serves as Chair of its audit committee. During the past five years, Ms. Hailey served on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. |
William Hall |
Mr. William K. Hall is an Independent Director of W W Grainger, Inc. He is a founding partner of Procyon Advisors, LLP and former Chairman of Procyon Technologies, Inc., a privately owned, Chicago-based holding company. Prior to assuming that position in 2000, Mr. Hall was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Falcon Building Products, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of products for residential and commercial construction and home improvement markets. He serves on the boards of Actuant Corporation and Stericycle, Inc. and serves on the audit committee of Actuant Corporation. During the past five years, Mr. Hall served on the board of directors of A. M. Castle & Co. and Great Plains Energy Incorporated. He is a director of Northwestern University Settlement Association and a trustee of Rush University Medical Center. |
Stuart Levenick |
Mr. Stuart L. Levenick is an Independent Director of W W Grainger, Inc. He is Group President of Caterpillar Inc., a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. Prior to assuming that position in 2004, Mr. Levenick served as Vice President, Caterpillar Inc. and Chairman of Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd. from 2000 to 2004 and as Vice President, Asia Pacific Division from 2001 to 2004. He is also a director of Entergy Corporation. He is an Executive Director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Washington, DC, and a member of the University of Illinois Foundation. |
John McCarter |
Mr. John W. McCarter is an Independent Director of W W Grainger, Inc. He is President Emeritus of The Field Museum of Natural History, having served as its Chief Executive Officer from 1996 to 2012. Mr. McCarter served as Senior Vice President of Booz, Allen & Hamilton Inc., a management consulting firm, until 1997. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; a member of the Board of Governors for Argonne National Laboratory; an Emeritus Trustee and former Chairman of Chicago's Public Television Station, WTTW Channel 11; a trustee of the National Recreation Foundation; a Regent at the Smithsonian Institution; and an Emeritus Trustee of the University of Chicago. Mr. McCarter, an independent director, was first elected a director of Grainger in 1990 and is a member of the Board Affairs and Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee. |
Neil Novich |
Mr. Neil S. Novich is an Independent Director of W W Grainger, Inc. He is the former Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer and a former director of Ryerson Inc., a metal distributor and fabricator. Mr. Novich became Ryerson's President and Chief Executive Officer in 1996 and also Chairman in 1999, a position he held through 2007. He is a director of Analog Devices, Inc. and Hillenbrand, Inc. He is a trustee of The Field Museum of Natural History and Children's Home & Aid, and a member of the Visiting Committee to the Physical Sciences Division, University of Chicago. |
Michael Roberts |
Mr. Michael J. Roberts is an Independent Director of W W Grainger, Inc. He is Chief Executive Officer of LYFE Kitchen restaurant. Formerly, he was Global President and Chief Operating Officer of McDonald's Corporation from 2004 to 2006. His previous positions at McDonald's Corporation included Chief Executive Officer—McDonald's USA during 2004; President—McDonald's USA from 2001 to 2004; and President, West Division—McDonald's USA from 1997 to 2001. Mr. Roberts is also a director of CenturyLink, Inc. and Standard Parking Corporation. During the past five years, Mr. Roberts served on the board of directors of Qwest Communications International, Inc. Mr. Roberts is a director of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Mr. Roberts, an independent director, was first appointed a director of Grainger in 2006 and is a member of the Board Affairs and Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee. |
Gary Rogers |
Mr. Gary L. Rogers is an Independent Director of W W Grainger, Inc. He was Vice Chairman of General Electric Company from 2001 until his retirement in December 2003. Previously, Mr. Rogers was Senior Vice President of General Electric Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Plastics from 1992 to 2001. During the past five years, Mr. Rogers served on the board of directors of Rohm and Haas Company and Wyeth. Mr. Rogers, an independent director, was first appointed a director of Grainger in 2004 and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Board Affairs and Nominating Committee. |
E. Scott Santi |
Mr. E. Scott Santi is an Independent Director of W W Grainger, Inc. He is President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW), a worldwide manufacturer and marketer of engineered components and industrial systems and consumables. Mr. Santi was promoted to his current position in November 2012 after having served as acting Chief Executive Officer since October 2012. Previously, Mr. Santi served as Vice Chairman of ITW from 2008 to 2012, with responsibility for ITW's Worldwide Welding, Electronic Component Fabrication, Aircraft Ground Support Equipment Group, and Food Equipment businesses. From 2004 until 2008, Mr. Santi served as an Executive Vice President of ITW responsible for the company's Worldwide Welding, Electronic Component Fabrication, and Aircraft Ground Support Equipment Groups. Mr. Santi, an independent director, was first elected a director of Grainger in 2010 and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Board Affairs and Nominating Committee. |
James Slavik |
Mr. James D. Slavik is an Independent Director of W W Grainger, Inc. He is Chairman and a director of Mark IV Capital, Inc., a private commercial real estate development and investment company that was founded in 1974. Mark IV Capital acquires, invests in, develops and manages commercial real estate projects. Mr. Slavik was named to his current position in 2003, after serving as Mark IV Capital, Inc.'s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1990 to 2003. He is also a director of the Hoag Hospital Foundation. Mr. Slavik, an independent director, was first elected a director of Grainger in 1987 and is a member of the Board Affairs and Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
James Ryan |
8,490,540 |
Ronald Jadin |
2,656,990 |
Timothy Ferrarell |
-- |
John Howard |
1,284,180 |
Laura Brown |
-- |
Court Carruthers |
2,183,320 |
Joseph High |
-- |
Donald Macpherson |
2,366,730 |
Michael Pulick |
2,458,210 |
Gregory Irving |
-- |
Brian Anderson |
-- |
V. Ann Hailey |
-- |
William Hall |
-- |
Stuart Levenick |
-- |
John McCarter |
-- |
Neil Novich |
-- |
Michael Roberts |
-- |
Gary Rogers |
-- |
E. Scott Santi |
-- |
James Slavik |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
James Ryan |
222,760 | 5,866,430 |
Ronald Jadin |
3,900 | 605,514 |
Timothy Ferrarell |
0 | 0 |
John Howard |
124,430 | 3,405,850 |
Laura Brown |
0 | 0 |
Court Carruthers |
5,000 | 486,500 |
Joseph High |
0 | 0 |
Donald Macpherson |
11,000 | 1,279,570 |
Michael Pulick |
12,000 | 1,041,840 |
Gregory Irving |
0 | 0 |
Brian Anderson |
0 | 0 |
V. Ann Hailey |
0 | 0 |
William Hall |
0 | 0 |
Stuart Levenick |
0 | 0 |
John McCarter |
0 | 0 |
Neil Novich |
0 | 0 |
Michael Roberts |
0 | 0 |
Gary Rogers |
0 | 0 |
E. Scott Santi |
0 | 0 |
James Slavik |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
ANDERSON BRIAN P |
200 | $258.53 |
ANDERSON BRIAN P |
700 | $258.52 |
ANDERSON BRIAN P |
1,670 | $54.14 |
ANDERSON BRIAN P |
670 | $258.47 |
ANDERSON BRIAN P |
100 | $258.54 |
CARRUTHERS COURT D |
1,171 | $254.75 |
CARRUTHERS COURT D |
304 | $254.97 |
CARRUTHERS COURT D |
100 | $254.96 |
CARRUTHERS COURT D |
100 | $254.87 |
CARRUTHERS COURT D |
100 | $254.94 |
CARRUTHERS COURT D |
100 | $254.99 |
CARRUTHERS COURT D |
96 | $254.76 |
CARRUTHERS COURT D |
100 | $254.89 |
CARRUTHERS COURT D |
200 | $254.88 |
CARRUTHERS COURT D |
100 | $254.84 |
CARRUTHERS COURT D |
100 | $254.95 |
RYAN JAMES T |
25,000 | $76.61 |
RYAN JAMES T |
200 | $260.01 |
RYAN JAMES T |
22,462 | $260.00 |
JADIN RONALD L |
100 | $256.05 |
JADIN RONALD L |
100 | $256.05 |
JADIN RONALD L |
200 | $256.04 |
JADIN RONALD L |
200 | $256.06 |
JADIN RONALD L |
1,300 | $256.06 |
JADIN RONALD L |
100 | $256.04 |
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