Court D. Carruthers has been a Director since August 2015. He serves as President and CEO of TricorBraun, Inc., a global packaging solutions company, where he is also a director. He is the founder and principal of CKAL Advisory Partners, LLC. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Group President, Americas, of W.W. Grainger, Inc., a broad-line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products, from 2013 until July 2015. Prior to that time, he had served as President, Grainger U.S., from 2012 until 2013; President, Grainger International, from 2009 until 2012; and President, Acklands-Grainger, from 2006 until 2009. He was appointed a Senior Vice President of Grainger in 2007. Mr. Carruthers is a past director of a number of private and public companies including US Foods, Monotaro, Shoes for Crews, Follett Corp., and Foundation Building Materials, Inc. Mr. Carruthers currently serves as a governor of Lake Forest Open Lands and Co-Chair of ExperiGreen. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant (Canada, non-practicing), a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (FCPA, FCMA), and an Institute-Certified Director by the Institute of Corporate Directors. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, a Master of Business Administration from Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and a Doctor of Business Administration from Pepperdine University. His substantial prior experience as a senior executive for a large international distribution company has led the Board to conclude that Mr. Carruthers has the background and skills necessary to serve as a director of the Company.