Corporate Board Profile
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| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | Deidra C. Merriwether Age: 52 Director Since: 2020 Ms. Merriwether is Senior Vice President and CFO of W.W. Grainger, Inc. Committee Membership: Audit Committee Director Compensation: $104,187 total annual compensation in 2020, prorated for service from November 12, 2020. |
| 2022-03-30 | Deidra C. Merriwether has served as senior vice president and chief financial officer for W.W. Grainger, Inc. (industrial maintenance, repair and operating products supply) since January 2021. In previous roles with Grainger, she was the senior vice president and president of North American Sales & Services until January 2021, senior vice president of Direct Sales and Strategic Initiatives from 2016 to 2020, and vice president of Finance, Americas, from 2013 to 2016. Prior to Grainger, she was with Sears Holdings Corp. (retail) as chief operating officer of Retail Formats from 2011 to 2013; senior vice president and chief financial officer of Retail Formats from 2008 to 2011; vice president of Procurement & Merger Integration from 2004 to 2008; and vice president of Kmart Real Estate Strategy from 2002 to 2004. She has also served in various finance, production and management roles with Sears, Isiah Investments (investments), PricewaterhouseCoopers (professional services) and Eli Lilly & Company (pharmaceutical). Ms. Merriwether served on the board of Sears Canada from 2007 to 2010. Ms. Merriwether has broad-based and deep management experience in the areas of sales, international supply chain and finance as well as significant P&L responsibilities. Director compensation for 2021 included the following components: Annual Retainer - Cash $110,000, Annual Retainer - RSU $150,000. The following table shows the annual compensation of our non-employee directors for 2021. Deidra C. Merriwether Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $110,000, Stock Awards $149,975, Total $259,975. |
| 2023-03-29 | Deidra C. Merriwether has served as senior vice president and chief financial officer for W.W. Grainger, Inc. since January 2021. She has broad-based and deep management experience in sales, international supply chain, and finance as well as significant profit and loss statement responsibilities. The board recommends a vote “FOR” each nominee. The following table shows Deidra C. Merriwether, age 54, director since 2020, independent, serving on the Audit Committee. Director compensation for 2022 was $269,991. |
| 2024-03-27 | Deidra C. Merriwether Director Since: 2020 Age: 55 Committees: Audit The following table shows the annual compensation of our nonemployee directors for 2023. Name Deidra C. Merriwether Fees Earned or Paid in Cash 115,000 Stock Awards 169,982 Total 284,982 |
| 2025-03-26 | Director Since: 2020; Education: B.S. Chemical Engineering – North Carolina A&T State University. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-08-30