Miller brings extensive leadership experience in
business-to-business strategy, operations, transportation,
logistics and customer segmentation
CHICAGO, March 7,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW), today
announced that the Board of Directors has selected a new nominee,
Cindy J. Miller, to serve for the
2024-2025 period. This announcement is an update to the slate of
nominees published on February 21,
2024 via a Company press release. With this nomination,
Grainger now has 13 nominees for service on its Board of
Directors.
Ms. Miller, age 61, is the President and Chief Executive Officer
and a Director of Stericycle, Inc., a business-to-business services
company and leading provider of compliance-based solutions,
including regulated waste management, secure information
destruction, and compliance training and consulting. Her broad
background includes transportation and logistics expertise. She
also has deep knowledge and experience in the healthcare industry,
business transformation and change management, operations
management, strategy, safety and international business.
Prior to joining Stericycle, Inc., Ms. Miller held key
leadership positions at United Parcel Service (UPS), Inc.,
including as President, Global Freight Forwarding, and President,
Europe Region, and Managing Director, UPS UK.
"Cindy's extensive strategy and operations background make her
an excellent fit to join our Board of Directors," said D.G.
Macpherson, Chairman and CEO, Grainger. "Along with her
business-to-business experience, I am confident Cindy will bring
diversity of thought and deep industry and customer knowledge to
help further strengthen Grainger's position for long-term
success."
Ms. Miller holds a bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University and completed the
Senior Executive Leadership Programme from the London School of Business. In 2022, Miller was
named one of WomenInc. Magazine's Most Influential Women Executives
in Corporate America, and she won the Gold Stevie® Award for Women
in Business in the Female Executive of the Year category in
2023.
About Grainger
W.W. Grainger, Inc., is a leading broad line distributor with
operations primarily in North
America, Japan and the
United Kingdom. At Grainger, We
Keep the World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers
worldwide with products delivered through innovative technology and
deep customer relationships. With 2023 sales of $16.5 billion, the Company operates two business
models. In the High-Touch Solutions segment, Grainger offers
approximately 2 million maintenance, repair and operating (MRO)
products and services, including technical support and inventory
management. In the Endless Assortment segment, Zoro.com offers
customers access to more than 13 million products, and MonotaRO.com
offers more than 22 million products. For more information, visit
www.grainger.com.
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