MICHAEL G. DECATA

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Distribution Solutions Group, Inc.

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2013-03-28 Michael G. DeCata was appointed on September 24, 2012 as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Prior to his recent appointment, Mr. DeCata worked in private equity, conducting acquisition analysis and due-diligence for private equity firms in New York, Connecticut, and Boston. Prior to that, he was President of Chefs' Warehouse, a $300 million specialty food distributor with distribution centers in New York City, Baltimore, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas. In June 2008 he joined the Board of Directors of Crescent Electric Supply, one of the largest electrical distributors in the United States. Prior to his position at the Chefs' Warehouse, he led the Contractor Supplies Division of United Rentals, a $4.0 billion construction equipment rental company. Mr. DeCata also led Fleet Operations at United Rentals which included the acquisition of new construction equipment as well as maintenance of the fleet and sales of used equipment. From 1997 until 2002 he led the eastern region of WW Grainger. The eastern region generated over $1.4 billion in sales, and consisted of 152 branch locations and a team of approximately 2,000. Mr. DeCata began his career at General Electric and worked in a variety of cross-functional as well as cross-business positions from 1979 until 1997. His GE positions included GE Plastics, GE Semiconductor, GE Robotics & Factory Automation, GE Capital, GE Power Systems, GE Utility and Industrial Sales Division and others. These professional experiences qualify him to serve as a Director.
2016-03-30 Michael G. DeCata was appointed on September 24, 2012 as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He serves on the Financial Strategies Committee. 2015 Summary Compensation Table shows total compensation of $4,473,508.
2018-03-30 Michael G. DeCata was appointed President and CEO of Lawson Products on September 24, 2012. ... The following table sets forth the compensation for the last three fiscal years awarded to or earned by individuals who served during 2017 as the Company's CEO, Chief Financial Officer and each of the Company's three other most highly compensated executive officers in 2017. Michael G. DeCata 2017 Total: $3,830,874.
2019-03-27 Michael G. DeCata was appointed President and CEO of Lawson Products on September 24, 2012. He was elected to the Board of Directors in 2013.
2021-04-01 Michael G. DeCata was appointed President and CEO of Lawson Products on September 24, 2012. He was elected to the Board of Directors in 2013. ... The role of Chairman of the Board is currently held by J. Bryan King, who was elected by the Board on March 18, 2019, and the position of CEO is currently held by Mr. Michael G. DeCata. ... Director Compensation Table: Michael G. DeCata is not listed as a non-employee director and thus no director compensation is reported.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-08-30