MICHAEL G. DECATA - Corporate Board Profile

Distribution Solutions Group, Inc.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2013-03-28	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... 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.
2014-03-28	Michael G. DeCata was appointed on September 24, 2012 as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Prior to his appointment, Mr. DeCata worked in private equity, conducting acquisition analysis and due-diligence for private equity firms in New York, Connecticut, and Boston from 2009 to 2012. Prior to that, he was President of Chefs' Warehouse, a $300 million specialty food distributor ... From 1997 until 2002 he led the eastern region of WW Grainger.
2015-03-27	Prior to his appointment, Mr. DeCata worked in private equity, conducting acquisition analysis and due-diligence for private equity firms in New York, Connecticut and Boston from 2009 to 2012. Prior to that, he was President of Chefs' Warehouse, a $300 million specialty food distributor.
2016-03-30	Michael G. DeCata was appointed on September 24, 2012 as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He was elected to the Board of Directors in 2013. Prior to his appointment, Mr. DeCata worked in private equity, conducting acquisition analysis and due-diligence for private equity firms in New York, Connecticut and Boston from 2009 to 2012. Prior to that, he was President of Chefs' Warehouse, a $300 million specialty food distributor.
2017-03-28	Michael G. DeCata was appointed on September 24, 2012 as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. ... Prior to his appointment, Mr. DeCata worked in private equity, conducting acquisition analysis and due diligence for private equity firms in New York, Connecticut and Boston from 2009 to 2012.
2018-03-30	Prior to his appointment, Mr. DeCata worked in private equity, conducting acquisition analysis and due diligence for private equity firms in New York, Connecticut and Boston from 2009 to 2012. Prior to that, he was President of Chefs' Warehouse, a $300 million specialty food distributor from 2006 to 2009.
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. Prior to his appointment, Mr. DeCata worked in private equity, conducting acquisition analysis and due diligence for private equity firms in New York, Connecticut and Boston from 2009 to 2012. Prior to that, he was President of Chefs' Warehouse, a $300 million specialty food distributor from 2006 to 2009. From 2008 until 2013, he served on the Board of Directors of Crescent Electric Supply. Prior to his position at Chefs' Warehouse, he was the Vice President of Fleet Operations and also led the Contractor Supplies Division of United Rentals, a $4.0 billion construction equipment rental company. From 1997 until 2002, he led the eastern region of W.W. Grainger representing over $1.4 billion in sales and consisting 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. These professional experiences qualify him to serve as a Director.
2020-03-31	Michael G. DeCata was appointed President and CEO of Lawson Products on September 24, 2012. He worked in private equity, conducting acquisition analysis and due diligence for private equity firms.
2021-04-01	Prior to his appointment, Mr. DeCata worked in private equity, conducting acquisition analysis and due diligence for private equity firms in New York, Connecticut and Boston from 2009 to 2012.