Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Our Company is engaged in routine litigation, administrative proceedings and regulatory reviews incident to our business. It is not possible to predict with certainty the outcome of these unresolved matters, but management believes that they will not have a material effect upon our operations or consolidated financial position.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Information About Our Executive Officers
The following are all the executive officers of Graco Inc. as of February 18, 2025:
Mark W. Sheahan, 60, became President and Chief Executive Officer in June 2021. From June 2018 to June 2021, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. He was Vice President and General Manager, Applied Fluid Technologies Division from 2008 to 2018. He served as Chief Administrative Officer from 2005 to 2008, and was Vice President and Treasurer from 1998 to 2005. Prior to becoming Treasurer in December 1996, he was Manager, Treasury Services. Mr. Sheahan also serves as a director of Tennant Company and on the board of managers of Fernweh Group, LLC.
Ronita Banerjee, 47, became Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer in May 2023. Before joining Graco, she was Global Human Resources Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, a provider of nuclear products and services, from May 2019 to April 2023. Prior to joining Westinghouse from 2017 to May 2019, she served as Global Human Resources Vice President, Building Solutions, and Global Human Resources Director, at Honeywell Inc., prior to which she served as Global Human Resources Director from 2015 to 2017. She was in several human resources management roles at General Mills Inc. from May 2007 to March 2015. Before that, she worked at Dell Technologies Inc. within their compensation and staffing practice from 2003 to 2005, and began her career at Gati Ltd. She joined the Company in 2023.
Laura L. Evanson, 44, became Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer in January 2024. From January 2023 to December 2024, she served as Executive Vice President, Marketing. From September 2021 to December 2022, she served as Vice President of Marketing for the Lubrication Equipment Division and Vice President of Marketing for South and Central America. From 2017 to September 2021, she served as the Director of Marketing for the Lubrication Equipment Division. From 2015 to 2017 she served as a Senior Global Marketing Manager for the Lubrication Equipment Division. From 2010 to 2015, she was a Senior Global Product Marketing Manager for the Lubrication Equipment Division. Prior to that, she worked in various Product Marketing and Channel Marketing roles for the Lubrication Equipment Division and Industrial Products Division. She joined the Company in 2008.
Inge Grasdal, 54, became Executive Vice President, Corporate Development in January 2022. Before joining Graco, he was Vice President Corporate Development at Ecolab, a global provider of water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services, from 2018 to January 2022. Prior to joining Ecolab, he was Senior Director Corporate Development at 3M Company from 2012 to 2018. From 2007 to 2012, he was Vice President Investment Banking at Piper Jaffray & Co. Prior to joining Piper Jaffray, he held various roles in finance, consulting and engineering, including most recently as Director of Finance – Analytics at United Health Group from 2003 to 2007. He joined the Company in January 2022.
Joseph J. Humke, 54, became Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in July 2021. Before joining Graco, from 2001 to June 2021, he was an equity partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practice groups at Ballard Spahr LLP and Lindquist & Vennum LLP (which combined in January 2018) and an associate from 2001 to 2003. Mr. Humke also serves as a director of SkyWater Technology, Inc. He joined the Company in July 2021.
Dale D. Johnson, 70, became Chief Commercial Development Officer in January 2024. He was previously President, Worldwide Contractor Equipment Division, from 2017 to December 2023. From 2001 to 2017, he served as Vice President and General Manager, Contractor Equipment Division. From 2000 to 2001, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer. From 1996 to 2000, he was Vice President, Contractor Equipment Division. Prior to becoming the Director of
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Marketing, Contractor Equipment Division in June 1996, he held various marketing and sales positions in the Contractor Equipment division and the Industrial Equipment division. He joined the Company in 1976.
Christopher D. Knutson, 47, became Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer in January 2025. From May 2023 to December 2024, he served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Controller. He has also served as the Company's principal accounting officer since May 2023. From April 2020 to May 2023, he was Director of Corporate Treasury and Investor Relations, and from 2017 to April 2020, was Director of Corporate Treasury and Regional Controller, South and Central America. He served as Vice President of Finance from 2016 to 2017 at United Skin Specialists, after which he returned to Graco. From 2010 to 2016 he served in several Controller roles, including in the Applied Fluid Technology Division, Asia Pacific, and Lubrication Equipment Division. He first joined Graco as the Internal Audit Manager from 2008 to 2010. Prior to joining Graco, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers for seven years within their audit practice. He joined the Company in 2008.
David M. Lowe, 69, became Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in June 2021. From April 2020 to June 2021, he served as President, Worldwide Process Division. He was President, Worldwide Industrial Products Division from June 2018 until April 2020. From 2012 until 2018, he was Executive Vice President, Industrial Products Division. From 2005 to 2012, he was Vice President and General Manager, Industrial Products Division. He was Vice President and General Manager, European Operations from 1999 to 2005. Prior to becoming Vice President, Lubrication Equipment Division in December 1996, he was Treasurer. He joined the Company in 1995.
Claudio Merengo, 55, became President, Global Powder Division in January 2025. From February 2024 to December 2024, he served as President, Worldwide Powder Division. He was previously President, Worldwide Gema from 2007 to February 2024. During this time, he also served as Group President, ITW Finishing from 2010 to 2012 and Group President, ITW Dynatec from 2008 to 2009. From 2004 to 2007 he was President, Gema Europe. From 1999 to 2004, he was Managing Director, Gema Italy. From 1994 to 1999, he held different positions in R&D, Sales and After Sales for Gema. He joined Gema in 1994. Gema has been part of Graco since the acquisition of the ITW Finishing Group in 2012.
Peter J. O’Shea, 60, became President, Global Industrial Division in January 2025. From January 2022 to December 2024, he served as President, Worldwide Lubrication Equipment Division, and President, South and Central America. From July 2021 to January 2022, he was President, Worldwide Industrial Products Division, and President, South and Central America. From April 2020 to January 2022, he was President, Worldwide Industrial Products Division. From 2018 to April 2020, he was President, Worldwide Lubrication Equipment Division. From 2016 to 2018, he was Vice President and General Manager, Lubrication Equipment Division. From 2012 to 2015, he was Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific. From 2012 to 2012, he was Director of Sales & Marketing, Industrial Products Division, and from 2008 to 2012, he was Director of Sales & Marketing, Industrial Products Division and Applied Fluid Technology Division. He was Country Manager, Australia - New Zealand from 2005 to 2008, and from 2002 to 2005 he served as Business Development Manager, Australia - New Zealand. Prior to becoming Business Development Manager, Australia - New Zealand, he worked in various Graco sales management positions. He joined the Company in 1995.
Kathryn L. Schoenrock, 47, became Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer in February 2024. She was previously Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer from May 2023 to February 2024. From January 2022 to May 2023, she was Executive Vice President, Corporate Controller and Information Systems. From August 2020 to January 2022, she was Executive Vice President, Corporate Controller. She has also served as the Company’s principal accounting officer from August 2020 to May 2023. From 2017 to August 2020, she was Director of Corporate Finance. She served as Director of Financial Reporting from 2012 to 2018. Prior to joining Graco, she served as a Senior Manager in the audit practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP from 2008 to 2012, and held various positions in the audit practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP from 2002 to 2008 and in the audit practice of Arthur Andersen LLP from 2000 to 2002. She joined the Company in 2012.
David J. Thompson, 57, became President, Global Contractor Division in January 2025. From January 2024 to December 2024, he served as President, Worldwide Contractor Equipment Division. He was previously Vice President of Engineering, Contractor Equipment Division, a role he had held since 2021. He held a series of positions of increasing responsibility within the Contractor Equipment Division throughout his career, including Engineering Manager, Senior Engineering Manager and Director of Engineering. He joined the Company in 1988.
Timothy R. White, 55, became President, Expansion Markets Division in January 2025. From June 2021 to December 2024, he served as President, Worldwide Process Division. From August 2020 to June 2021, he served as President, White Knight and QED Environmental Systems. He served as President, EMEA from 2018 to August 2020. From 2015 to 2018, he was the President of QED Environmental Systems. He served as Director of Sales and Marketing, Applied Fluid Technologies Division, from 2012 to 2015. From 2011 to 2012, he was the North American Sales Manager, Applied Fluid Technologies Division. From 2008 to 2011, he was Operations Director, Contractor Equipment Division. Prior to becoming
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Operations Director, Contractor Equipment Division, he held various manufacturing management positions. He joined the Company in 1992.
Angela F. Wordell, 53, became Executive Vice President and Chief Operations and Supply Chain Officer in January 2025. From January 2022 to December 2024, she served as Executive Vice President, Operations. From April 2020 to January 2022, she was Executive Vice President, Operations, and President, Worldwide Oil & Natural Gas Division. From 2018 to April 2020, she was Executive Vice President, Operations. From 2017 to 2018, she was Purchasing Director. From January 2017 to April 2017, she served as Strategic Sourcing Director. From 2010 to 2017, she was Operations Director, Industrial Product Division and China Factory. Prior to that, she held various manufacturing management and engineering positions. She joined the Company in 1993.
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