COMPANY

Equipment and components, supply and repair. Founded 1927 by William W. Grainger.

Official Website:
http://www.grainger.com/

Ticker:
NYSE:GWW

Corporate headquarters:
Lake Forest, IL

Sales:
$5B (2004)

Employees:
15,500 (2004)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Richard L. Keyser	Business	c. 1942		CEO of W.W. Grainger
Peter M. Perez	Business	c. 1953		EVP Human Resources at ConAgra
James T. Ryan	Business	c. 1958		President and COO of W.W. Grainger

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Brian P. Anderson	Business	c. 1951		CFO of OfficeMax, 2004-05
Wilbur H. Gantz	Business	1937		President of Baxter International, 1987-92
V. Ann Hailey	Business	c. 1952		Former EVP at Limited Brands
William K. Hall	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Procyon Technologies, 2000-03
Richard L. Keyser	Business	c. 1942		CEO of W.W. Grainger
Stuart L. Levenick	Business	c. 1954		Group President, Caterpillar Inc.
John W. McCarter, Jr.	Business	c. 1938		CEO of the Field Museum
Neil S. Novich	Business	c. 1954		CEO of Ryerson, 2006-07
Michael J. Roberts	Business	c. 1952		President and COO of McDonald's, 2004-06
Gary L. Rogers	Business	c. 1944		Vice Chairman of GE, 2001-03
James T. Ryan	Business	c. 1958		President and COO of W.W. Grainger
James D. Slavik	Business	c. 1953		Mark IV Capital, Inc.
Harold B. Smith	Business	7-Apr-1933		President and COO of ITW, 1972-81

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