secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     W.W. GRAINGER, INC. (GWW)
CIK:        0000277135
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-07-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-23-084336
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Grainger appoints George S. Davis to Board of Directors
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- Davis previously served as EVP and CFO of Intel, Qualcomm, and Applied Materials.
- Appointed to Board Affairs & Nominating and Audit committees effective July 26, 2023.
- Will receive annual deferred stock unit grant of $160,000 and $100,000 cash retainer, pro-rated.
- Board size increased to 12 directors with this appointment.
- Davis, age 65, holds BA from Claremont McKenna and MBA from UCLA.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000110465923084336/0001104659-23-084336-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277135/000110465923084336/tm2322102d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-084336

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