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Mike DeCata is President & CEO of Lawson Products. He joined the Company in 2012
after serving in executive leadership roles at United Rentals, Inc., W.W. Grainger, Inc.,
General Electric and Chef’s Warehouse, a $300 million specialty food distributor, where
he served as President. Mike also served on the Board of Directors of Crescent Electric
Supply (2008-2013), one of the largest electrical distributors in the U.S. with $1 billion in
sales. Mike
Mike has led Lawson Products through its revitalization, from stabilizing its
supply chain to growing sales through acquisitions, additional sales reps and
sales rep productivity. In addition, Lawson has implemented Lean Six Sigma.
At United Rentals, a nearly $6 billion construction equipment rental company, Mike led
the Contractor Supplies Division where he and his team increased annual revenues for
the division by 140 percent to $430 million in three years. His experience also includes
leading Fleet Operations at United Rentals and the entire eastern region of W.W.
Grainger. Mike began his career at General Electric and worked in a variety of cross-
functional and cross-business positions, including industrial sales, from 1979 until 1997.
Mike earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering and completed
General Electric’s rigorous management development course work, which included
attending the prestigious Institute for Management Development in Lausanne,
Switzerland.
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