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D.G. Macpherson

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Chief Executive Officer at Grainger
📍 Lake Forest, Illinois, United States

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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Career

Work history

10-2016
Chief Executive Officer
Grainger
8-2015 - 9-2016
Chief Operating Officer
Grainger
2013 - 2015
SVP Global Supply Chain and International
Grainger
2008 - 2013
Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Grainger
1996 - 2008
Vice President and Director
The Boston Consulting Group
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Education
1994 - 1996
MBA
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
1985 - 1989
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Stanford University
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