GEORGE S. DAVIS

Corporate Board Profile

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W.W. GRAINGER, INC.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2024-03-14	Mr. Davis currently serves as the interim CEO of Pallidus, a provider of silicon carbide technology, a role he assumed in 2023. Previously he served as CFO for three global, public companies for 16 years as part of a career spanning over 40 years and has deep knowledge of the semiconductor industry. From 2019-2022, he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Intel Corporation, where he headed the global finance organization. Prior to joining Intel, Mr. Davis spent six years as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Qualcomm Inc. and seven years in the same role at Applied Materials, Inc. At Applied Materials, he became the CFO after six years with the company where he began as Corporate Vice President and Treasurer, overseeing the treasury and tax organizations. Prior to that he spent 20 years at Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) in roles, including in assistant treasurer positions and later as CFO for ARCO’s EMEA business. Mr. Davis has expertise in corporate strategy and transformation, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), information technology, cybersecurity, ESG and investor and government relations among others. His background includes engaging with boards on strategy finance, risk management, governance, compensation, and activism. Mr. Davis serves as a trustee for the Old Globe Theater in San Diego and as chairman for the United States arm of A4S (Accounting for Sustainability), a non-profit under the King’s Trust, seeking to embed sustainability in organizations’ strategy, operations, and reporting. Total 2023 Director Compensation: $210,690.

Filing Date

Source Excerpt

2024-03-14

Mr. Davis currently serves as the interim CEO of Pallidus, a provider of silicon carbide technology, a role he assumed in 2023. Previously he served as CFO for three global, public companies for 16 years as part of a career spanning over 40 years and has deep knowledge of the semiconductor industry. From 2019-2022, he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Intel Corporation, where he headed the global finance organization. Prior to joining Intel, Mr. Davis spent six years as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Qualcomm Inc. and seven years in the same role at Applied Materials, Inc. At Applied Materials, he became the CFO after six years with the company where he began as Corporate Vice President and Treasurer, overseeing the treasury and tax organizations. Prior to that he spent 20 years at Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) in roles, including in assistant treasurer positions and later as CFO for ARCO’s EMEA business. Mr. Davis has expertise in corporate strategy and transformation, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), information technology, cybersecurity, ESG and investor and government relations among others. His background includes engaging with boards on strategy finance, risk management, governance, compensation, and activism. Mr. Davis serves as a trustee for the Old Globe Theater in San Diego and as chairman for the United States arm of A4S (Accounting for Sustainability), a non-profit under the King’s Trust, seeking to embed sustainability in organizations’ strategy, operations, and reporting. Total 2023 Director Compensation: $210,690.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-07-16