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Chicago-based Grainger (NYSE:GWW), No. 3 on MDM’s list of the top 40 industrial distributors, has made changes to its leadership structure.
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Mike Pulick, president of Grainger U.S., and Court Carruthers, president of Grainger International, will switch positions, assuming the other’s current area of responsibility.
D.G. Macpherson, who heads Grainger’s Global Supply Chain, will assume an expanded role as president, global supply chain and corporate strategy. He will lead the extension of the company’s SAP IT platform in Canada, Central and Latin American operations.
"We believe developing exceptional leaders creates competitive advantage," said Jim Ryan, Grainger's president and CEO. "We expect the extended influence of these executives will accelerate our growth in an increasingly turbulent global MRO market."
Mike Pulick, featured recently in MDM’s monthly Executive Briefing (watch interview here) has led Grainger's U.S. operations since 2008. Court Carruthers joined Acklands-Grainger in 2002 and was president of the Canadian business from 2006 to 2009. He has led Grainger's international operations since 2009.
D.G. Macphersonserved as a strategic consultant to Grainger including supply chain development initiatives for seven years before joining the company as senior vice president, global supply chain in 2008.
"Mike, Court and D.G. have proven track records of success in leading their teams to achieve aggressive goals during turbulent times," said Ryan. "Our exceptional service to global customers and solid business results can be attributed to their consistent execution of strategy, commitment to continuous improvement and talent management. The transition of their responsibilities will be seamless with continued high performance of their respective operations, and I look forward to their future contributions to Grainger's success."
The new duties and assignments will be effective Jan. 1, 2012.
Grainger had 2010 sales of $7.2 billion.
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