CHICAGO, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Dennis Jensen has been named Vice
President and General Manager, Sales and Operations of W.W. Grainger, Inc. In
this position, Mr. Jensen will be responsible for developing the marketplace
and growing sales. He will have oversight of Grainger's 350 U.S. branches and
an outside sales force of more than 1,100 employees.
Mr. Jensen joined the company in 1973 and has held increasingly
responsible positions within the organization, most recently as Vice
President, Field Operations.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW), with 1997 sales of $4.1 billion, is the
leading distributor of maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) supplies and
related information to the commercial, industrial, contractor, and
institutional markets in North America. GWW shares are traded on the New York
and Chicago stock exchanges. For more information, visit Grainger online at
http://www.grainger.com.
SOURCE W.W. Grainger, Inc.
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Andrew Lumm of W.W. Grainger, 312-856-8816
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