CHICAGO, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Grainger
(NYSE: GWW), the leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair
and operating (MRO) products serving businesses and institutions,
today announced its Board of Directors has appointed Lucas E. Watson to its Board, effective
December 12, 2017.
Watson, age 46, is Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing
and Sales Officer for Intuit Inc., where he is responsible for
building the financial software company's brands and leading its
global sales and go-to-market efforts.
Watson joined Intuit in August
2016, after serving as Vice President of Global Brand
Solutions and Innovations at Google, where he led the company's
brand advertising business. He joined Google in 2011, as Vice
President of Sales and Marketing for YouTube.
Prior to Google, Watson worked for Procter & Gamble, holding
a variety of sales, marketing and digital business roles for
P&G's digital initiatives for 75 brands across 200
countries.
"We are pleased to welcome Lucas to the Grainger Board," said DG
Macpherson, Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Grainger. "He has significant experience working with
well-known brands, and driving growth especially through their
digital assets. We are confident that Lucas' experience in
leading major marketing and sales organizations, and his
customer-focused approach will be an asset to the Grainger
Board."
Watson holds an MBA from Boston
College's Carroll School of
Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and math from
Hamilton College.
With this appointment, Grainger now has 11 members on its Board
of Directors.
About Grainger
W.W. Grainger, Inc., with 2016 sales of
$10.1 billion, is North America's leading broad line supplier of
maintenance, repair and operating products (MRO), with operations
also in Europe, Asia and Latin
America.
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