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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · W. W. Grainger (GWW)

Grainger CFO Merriwether to resign; Controller Laurie Thomson named interim CFO

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Grainger's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Deidra C. Merriwether, resigned to pursue another opportunity, effective September 4, 2026. The company said the resignation is not due to any disagreement over operations, financial statements, internal controls, policies or its independent auditors. Vice President and Controller Laurie R. Thomson will serve as interim CFO from September 5, 2026, while the company begins a search for a permanent CFO.

Key points

  • Deidra C. Merriwether resigns as SVP and CFO effective September 4, 2026, to pursue another opportunity; the filing cites no disagreement with the company
  • Laurie R. Thomson, age 53, named interim CFO effective September 5, 2026, and will continue as Vice President, Controller
  • Thomson's base salary rises from $455,271 to $500,000; she gets a one-time restricted stock unit award on October 1, 2026 with an approximate grant value of $750,000
  • The award vests in three equal installments on October 1, 2027, 2028 and 2029; the company will begin searching for the next CFO immediately

The filing

CompanyW. W. Grainger (GWW)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 3, 2026, 8:03 AM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-089478

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:42 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 03, 2026.

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