Michael J. Grebe Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Michael J. Grebe has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Interline Brands since January 2007 and as a director since June 2004. Mr. Grebe is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Interline Brands, and has served with the company since November 1998. Prior to joining Interline Brands, Mr. Grebe served as a Group Vice President of Airgas, Inc. from 1997 to 1998. Mr. Grebe joined Airgas, Inc. following its acquisition of IPCO Safety, Inc., where Mr. Grebe served as President from 1991 to 1996. Mr. Grebe also currently serves on the board of directors of the Jacksonville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and the Baptist Health Foundation.
John J. Gavin Lead Independent Director
John J. Gavin has served as Lead Independent Director of Interline Brands since March 2007 and as a director of Interline Brands since June 2004. He currently chairs the Board's Nominating & Governance Committee and is also a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Gavin previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of DBM, Inc., a global human resources consulting firm. Prior to that, Mr. Gavin served as a director, President and Chief Operating Officer of Right Management Consultants from January 1999 to January 2004, and as Executive Vice President of Right Management Consultants from December 1996 through December 1998. Prior to joining Right Management Consultants, Mr. Gavin was with Andersen Worldwide from 1978 through 1996, where he was named a Partner in 1990. Mr. Gavin currently serves on the boards of directors for Dollar Financial Corp., CSS Industries, Inc. and GCA Services, Inc.
Gideon Argov has served as a director of Interline Brands since August 2001. He currently chairs the Board's Compensation Committee and also is a member of the Nominating & Governance Committee. Mr. Argov is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of Entegris, Inc., a producer of semi-conductor manufacturing equipment. From 2001 to November 2004, he was a Managing Director of Parthenon Capital. Prior to joining Parthenon Capital, Mr. Argov served as Chairman, President and CEO of Kollmorgen Corporation from 1991 to 2000. Mr. Argov also currently serves on the boards of directors of Entegris, Inc., Fundtech and X-Rite, Inc.
Michael E. DeDomenico has served as a director of Interline Brands since August 2005. He is currently a member of the Board's Compensation Committee. Mr. DeDomenico is also the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NuCO2 Inc., a national distributor of beverage gases and services. Prior to joining NuCO2, Mr. DeDomenico was, from 1998 to July 2000, President and Chief Executive Officer of Praxair Distribution, Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. Mr. DeDomenico had been employed by Union Carbide Corp. in various capacities since 1969 and when Praxair was spun-off by Union Carbide in 1992, he was named President of Praxair Canada. The following year he was appointed President of Praxair Europe and in March 1998 was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Praxair Distribution.
Barry J. Goldstein has served as a director of Interline Brands since April 2004. He currently chairs the Board's Audit Committee. In October 2000, Mr. Goldstein retired as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Office Depot, Inc., which he joined as Chief Financial Officer in May 1987. Mr. Goldstein was with Grant Thornton from 1969 through May 1987, where he was named a Partner in 1976. Mr. Goldstein also currently serves on the boards of directors of Noble Environmental Power, LLC, Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. and Generac Holdings, Inc.
Randolph W. Melville has served as a director of Interline Brands since December 2009. He is currently a member of the Board's Compensation Committee. Mr. Melville has held multiple senior executive roles with Frito-Lay, Inc from 1993 to 1999 and 2001 to the present, including his current role as Senior Vice President, Frito-Lay North America Sales. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Melville served as a Senior Vice President at Maytag Corporation. Mr. Melville also held various sales and marketing leadership positions with Procter & Gamble Distributing Company during 1981-1993.
Charles W. Santoro has served as a director of Interline Brands since May 2000. He is currently a member of the Board's Compensation Committee. Mr. Santoro is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Sterling Investment Partners, L.P. and Sterling Investment Partners II, L.P. Before founding Sterling Investment Partners in December 1999, Mr. Santoro was Vice Chairman, Investment Banking of Paine Webber Group Inc. from 1995 to May 2000. Prior to joining Paine Webber in 1995, Mr. Santoro was a Managing Director of Salomon Smith Barney Inc., in charge of the firm's Multi-Industry Group and New Business Development Group. Prior to that, Mr. Santoro was responsible for Smith Barney's cross-border investment banking activities in New York and London. Mr. Santoro is Chairman of Fairway Market and FCX Performance, a member of the board of directors of Western Wats, and also currently serves on the Board of Visitors of Columbia College and on the boards of directors of a number of private companies and foundations.
Drew T. Sawyer has served as a director of Interline Brands since May 2000. He is currently a member of the Board's Audit Committee. Mr. Sawyer is also the co-founder and Managing Partner of 2SV Capital, LLC, a private equity management company. Mr. Sawyer was a founding member and Partner of Parthenon Capital, LLC from inception in 1998 through 2005. Prior to joining Parthenon Capital, Mr. Sawyer was a Principal at The Parthenon Group from 1995 to 1998. Mr. Sawyer serves on the boards of directors of Apache Industrial Services, Inc., Canongate Golf, LLC, CEPS, Inc., and Worcester Air Conditioning, LLC. Mr. Sawyer also currently serves on the board of directors for GoodSports, Inc., a not-for-profit company.
David G. Zanca has served as a director of Interline Brands since September 2011. He is currently a member of the Nominating & Governance Committee. Mr. Zanca is also the Senior Vice President, Customer Access and Revenue Systems for FedEx Corporation. Mr. Zanca previously held various other senior leadership roles with FedEx, where his responsibilities included information technology oversight and development involving freight, customer systems, shipping solutions, web-based applications, sales/pricing solutions, and information security, among other areas.