Grainger Names Carruthers

Jason Sandefur

WW Grainger Inc. appointed Court Carruthers, 34, president of its Canadian subsidiary, Acklands Grainger, announced group president Y.C. Chen.
Carruthers” new responsibilities include growing Grainger”s business operations in Canada, which had sales of US$428 million during the first nine months of 2006.
Carruthers joined Acklands – Grainger in 2002 as vice president for national accounts and sales.
Acklands Grainger is a wholly owned subsidiary of Grainger that operates 160 branches, five distribution centers and employs 2,200 workers. www.acklandsgrainger.com. \ �2006 FastenerNews.com