W. W. Grainger

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• Identityunclaimed
  Published
• Evidencesource_reported
  Published
• Evaluationnot_evaluated
  Published
• MonitoringNot yet published for this record.
  Not published
• AuthorityNot yet published for this record.
  Not published
• Freshnesscurrent
  Published

12 directors published. Independence determinations are not published for every director.

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• Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
• OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
• FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
• CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
• GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
• Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
• AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
• LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
• RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
• CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
• AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
• Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
• Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
• Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
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• This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.

• DG
  D.G. MacphersonChairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
  company:9dad01ed-ce48-484e-9f8e-21f1049ba01a:leadership_role:21, company:9dad01ed-ce48-484e-9f8e-21f1049ba01a:leadership_role:9
• DC
  Deidra C. MerriwetherSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  company:9dad01ed-ce48-484e-9f8e-21f1049ba01a:leadership_role:22
• JL
  Jonny LeRoySenior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
  company:9dad01ed-ce48-484e-9f8e-21f1049ba01a:leadership_role:23
• LR
  Laurie R. ThomsonVice President, Controller and principal accounting officer
  company:9dad01ed-ce48-484e-9f8e-21f1049ba01a:leadership_role:24
• MT
  Melanie TintoSenior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
  company:9dad01ed-ce48-484e-9f8e-21f1049ba01a:leadership_role:25
• NL
  Nancy L. Berardinelli-KrantzSenior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
  company:9dad01ed-ce48-484e-9f8e-21f1049ba01a:leadership_role:26
• PK
  Paige K. RobbinsSenior Vice President and President, Grainger Business Unit
  company:9dad01ed-ce48-484e-9f8e-21f1049ba01a:leadership_role:27
• BR
  Beatriz R. PerezDirector
  company:9dad01ed-ce48-484e-9f8e-21f1049ba01a:leadership_role:10
• CJ
  Christopher J. KleinDirector
  company:9dad01ed-ce48-484e-9f8e-21f1049ba01a:leadership_role:11
• CJ
  Cindy J. MillerDirector
  company:9dad01ed-ce48-484e-9f8e-21f1049ba01a:leadership_role:12
• ES
  E. Scott SantiLead Independent Director
  company:9dad01ed-ce48-484e-9f8e-21f1049ba01a:leadership_role:13
• GS
  George S. DavisDirector
  company:9dad01ed-ce48-484e-9f8e-21f1049ba01a:leadership_role:14
• KD
  Katherine D. JasponDirector
  company:9dad01ed-ce48-484e-9f8e-21f1049ba01a:leadership_role:15
• LE
  Lucas E. WatsonDirector
  company:9dad01ed-ce48-484e-9f8e-21f1049ba01a:leadership_role:16
• NS
  Neil S. NovichDirector
  company:9dad01ed-ce48-484e-9f8e-21f1049ba01a:leadership_role:17
• RC
  Rodney C. AdkinsDirector
  company:9dad01ed-ce48-484e-9f8e-21f1049ba01a:leadership_role:18
• SA
  Steven A. WhiteDirector
  company:9dad01ed-ce48-484e-9f8e-21f1049ba01a:leadership_role:19
• SS
  Susan Slavik WilliamsDirector
  company:9dad01ed-ce48-484e-9f8e-21f1049ba01a:leadership_role:20

This record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.

Basis

Published company record built from public sources

Sources

23 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.

Never published

Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry

Record claimed

No

Open disputes

0

Identity ownership

unclaimed

If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.

1. E1
   Alpha canonical company public projection

   Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
   Open web
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
2. E2
   W.W. GRAINGER, INC. Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-19)

   W.W. GRAINGER, INC. Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-19). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
3. E3
   W.W. Grainger, Inc. director board source

   sec filing. Published Mar 10, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
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4. E4
   W.W. Grainger, Inc. director board source

   sec filing. Published Mar 10, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
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5. E5
   W.W. Grainger, Inc. director board source

   sec filing. Published Mar 10, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
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6. E6
   W.W. Grainger, Inc. director board source

   sec filing. Published Mar 10, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
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7. E7
   W.W. Grainger, Inc. director board source

   sec filing. Published Mar 10, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
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8. E8
   W.W. Grainger, Inc. director board source

   sec filing. Published Mar 10, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
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9. E9
   W.W. Grainger, Inc. director board source

   sec filing. Published Mar 10, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
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10. E10
    W.W. Grainger, Inc. director board source

    sec filing. Published Mar 10, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
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11. E11
    W.W. Grainger, Inc. director board source

    sec filing. Published Mar 10, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
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12. E12
    W.W. Grainger, Inc. director board source

    sec filing. Published Mar 10, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
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13. E13
    W.W. Grainger, Inc. director board source

    sec filing. Published Mar 10, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
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14. E14
    W.W. Grainger, Inc. director board source

    sec filing. Published Mar 10, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
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    Rights not recorded, link only
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15. E15
    GWW 10-K executive officers

    sec filing. Published Feb 19, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
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16. E16
    GWW 10-K executive officers

    sec filing. Published Feb 19, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
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17. E17
    GWW 10-K executive officers

    sec filing. Published Feb 19, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
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18. E18
    GWW 10-K executive officers

    sec filing. Published Feb 19, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
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19. E19
    GWW 10-K executive officers

    sec filing. Published Feb 19, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
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20. E20
    GWW 10-K executive officers

    sec filing. Published Feb 19, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
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21. E21
    GWW executive roster source

    sec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
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22. E22
    Audit

    board_seats. board seats. Cited by 25 Claims.
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23. E23
    S&P 500

    Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
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• D.G. Macpherson executive of W. W. Grainger, effective 2026-02-19.
• Deidra C. Merriwether executive of W. W. Grainger, effective 2026-02-19.
• Jonny LeRoy executive of W. W. Grainger, effective 2026-02-19.
• Laurie R. Thomson executive of W. W. Grainger, effective 2026-02-19.
• Melanie Tinto executive of W. W. Grainger, effective 2026-02-19.
• Nancy L. Berardinelli-Krantz executive of W. W. Grainger, effective 2026-02-19.
• Cindy J. Miller seat on W. W. Grainger, effective 2024-01-01.
• Board Affairs & Nominating; Compensation committee of W. W. Grainger, effective 2024-01-01.
• Cindy J. Miller member of Board Affairs & Nominating; Compensation, effective 2024-01-01.
• Christopher J. Klein seat on W. W. Grainger, effective 2023-01-01.
• George S. Davis seat on W. W. Grainger, effective 2023-01-01.
• Audit · Chair; Board Affairs & Nominating committee of W. W. Grainger, effective 2023-01-01.
• George S. Davis member of Audit · Chair; Board Affairs & Nominating, effective 2023-01-01.
• Audit; Board Affairs & Nominating committee of W. W. Grainger, effective 2023-01-01.
• Christopher J. Klein member of Audit; Board Affairs & Nominating, effective 2023-01-01.
• Katherine D. Jaspon seat on W. W. Grainger, effective 2021-01-01.
• Katherine D. Jaspon member of Audit; Board Affairs & Nominating, effective 2021-01-01.
• Steven A. White seat on W. W. Grainger, effective 2020-01-01.
• Susan Slavik Williams seat on W. W. Grainger, effective 2020-01-01.
• Steven A. White member of Board Affairs & Nominating; Compensation, effective 2020-01-01.
• Susan Slavik Williams member of Board Affairs & Nominating; Compensation, effective 2020-01-01.
• Beatriz R. Perez seat on W. W. Grainger, effective 2017-01-01.
• Lucas E. Watson seat on W. W. Grainger, effective 2017-01-01.
• Lucas E. Watson member of Board Affairs & Nominating; Compensation, effective 2017-01-01.
• Board Affairs & Nominating; Compensation · Chair committee of W. W. Grainger, effective 2017-01-01.
• Beatriz R. Perez member of Board Affairs & Nominating; Compensation · Chair, effective 2017-01-01.
• D.G. Macpherson seat on W. W. Grainger, effective 2016-01-01.
• D.G. Macpherson chairs board W. W. Grainger, effective 2016-01-01.
• Rodney C. Adkins seat on W. W. Grainger, effective 2014-01-01.
• Rodney C. Adkins member of Audit; Board Affairs & Nominating, effective 2014-01-01.
• E. Scott Santi seat on W. W. Grainger, effective 2010-01-01.
• E. Scott Santi lead independent director of W. W. Grainger, effective 2010-01-01.
• Audit; Board Affairs & Nominating · Chair committee of W. W. Grainger, effective 2010-01-01.
• E. Scott Santi member of Audit; Board Affairs & Nominating · Chair, effective 2010-01-01.
• Neil S. Novich seat on W. W. Grainger, effective 1999-01-01.
• Neil S. Novich member of Audit; Board Affairs & Nominating, effective 1999-01-01.