secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)
CIK:        0000277135
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-12-15T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-22-127169
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Grainger names Nancy Berardinelli-Krantz as Chief Legal Officer; John Howard to retire
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- Nancy Berardinelli-Krantz appointed SVP and Chief Legal Officer effective Jan. 30, 2023.
- She joins from Eaton Corporation, where she was SVP and Deputy Chief Legal Officer.
- John L. Howard will retire in July 2023 after 23 years with the company.
- Howard to remain as SVP through July 31, 2023, receiving current salary and equity grants.
- Howard's retirement and Berardinelli-Krantz's appointment announced Dec. 15, 2022.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000110465922127169/0001104659-22-127169-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000110465922127169/tm2232734d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-127169

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