Biographical Info

D.G. Macpherson was named Chairman in October 2017 and Chief Executive Officer and appointed to the Board of Directors in October 2016. He served as Chief Operating Officer for Grainger from August 2015 through September 2016.

Prior to these roles, D.G. was Senior Vice President and Group President, Global Supply Chain and International, where he led the development of corporate strategy and continuous improvement, the global supply chain organization, the company’s single channel online business model and international operations in Asia and Europe. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President and President, Global Supply Chain and Corporate Strategy.

D.G. joined Grainger in 2008 from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where, from 2002-2008, he was Partner and Managing Director. In that capacity, he served as a consultant to Grainger on a number of strategic and operational efforts including availability improvement, pricing strategy, product line expansion and sales force effectiveness.

At BCG, D.G. was a member of the Industrial Goods Leadership Team with strong experience in production systems and continuous improvement methodologies. Early in his career, he was an operations manager for Rain Bird Sprinkler Manufacturing Company and a test engineer with the U.S. Air Force.

D.G. holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.