CHICAGO — Grainger announced that Dr. Michael Ali joined the company as senior vice president and CIO. He replaces Tim Ferrarell who is assuming the new role of senior vice president, Innovation and Continuous Improvement.
With Grainger, Ali will lead the Enterprise Systems team in building flexible and scalable systems that will support the current and future needs of customers, suppliers and team members, and help drive growth for Grainger worldwide. He has a PhD in Computer and Systems Engineering from Rensselaer, an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Princeton University.