Grant Bates

Grant Bates currently serves as our Senior Vice President – North America Operations & E-Commerce. Grant has held various senior leadership roles across our business, including prior responsibility for our international and Canadian operations and our corporate strategy. He also previously served as our Senior Vice President Operational Excellence and CIO. Grant joined MRC Global in 2012 through the acquisition of OneSteel Piping Systems, which he led at the time. He has more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing and distribution of PVF products across a variety of senior management roles. Grant holds a BEng in mechanical engineering from the University of Newcastle (Australia) and an MBA from Deakin University (Australia).