Laura Brown

Board Director, Senior Advisor, Financial Expert, Retired Senior Vice President

Laura Dempsey Brown currently serves on the Board of Directors of Helios Technologies, a global industrial manufacturer.  She chairs the Audit committee and serves on the Nominating committee, previously serving on ESG and Compensation. Laura also serves on the Board of Directors of Tevva Motors, an electric vehicle start-up based in London. She chairs the Audit and Remuneration Committees.
 
Ms. Brown retired from Grainger in 2018. She was named Senior Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations in 2010. She was responsible for Grainger’s internal and external communications, public affairs, and investor relations teams. Prior to Investor Relations, Ms. Brown served as Vice President of Marketing, Vice President of Finance for Grainger’s field sales, operations, marketing and e-business functions. Ms. Brown joined Grainger in 2000 as Vice President for Grainger.com.
 
Prior to joining Grainger, Ms. Brown was a Vice President at Alliant Foodservice and at Dietary Products at Baxter. She graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and obtained designation as a Certified Public Accountant in 1985.
 
Ms. Brown is currently a member of NACD, The Chicago Network, and The International Women’s Forum.