Deidra Dee Merriwether

Dee Merriwether, appointed as a director of the Company in 2020, has served as senior vice president and chief financial officer for W.W. Grainger, Inc. (industrial maintenance, repair and operating products supply) since January 2021. In previous roles with Grainger, she was the senior vice president and president of North American Sales and Services until January 2021, senior vice president of Direct Sales and Strategic Initiatives from 2016 to 2020, and vice president of Finance, Americas, from 2013 to 2016. Prior to Grainger, she was with Sears as chief operating officer of Retail Formats from 2011 to 2013; senior vice president and chief financial officer of Retail Formats from 2008 to 2011; vice president of Procurement & Merger Integration from 2004 to 2008; and vice president of Kmart Real Estate Strategy from 2002 to 2004. She has also served in various other finance, production and management roles with Sears, Isiah Investments, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Eli Lilly & Company. Ms. Merriwether served on the board of directors of Sears Canada from 2007 to 2010. She has broad-based and deep management experience in the areas of sales, international supply chain and finance, as well as significant P&L responsibilities.