Joseph J. DeAngelo – Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of HD Supply – Email Address

Joseph J. DeAngelo has been President and Chief Executive Officer since January 2005, a director since August 30, 2007 and Chairman of the Board of Directors since March 12, 2015. Mr. DeAngelo served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The Home Depot from January 2007 through August 2007. From August 2005 to December 2006, he served as Senior Vice President—HD Supply. From January 2005 to August 2005, Mr. DeAngelo served as Senior Vice President—Home Depot Supply, Pro Business and Tool Rental and from April 2004 through January 2005, he served as Senior Vice President—Pro Business and Tool Rental. Mr. DeAngelo previously served as Executive Vice President of The Stanley Works, a tool manufacturing company, from March 2003 through April 2004. From 1986 until March 2003, Mr. DeAngelo held various positions with GE. His final position with GE was as President and Chief Executive Officer of General Electric TIP/Modular Space, a division of General Electric Capital. Mr. DeAngelo holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Economics from the State University of New York at Albany.

From January 2005 to August 2005, Mr. DeAngelo served as Senior Vice President—Home Depot Supply, Pro Business and Tool Rental and from April 2004 through January 2005, he served as Senior Vice President—Pro Business and Tool Rental. He served as President of Home Depot Supply. He served as an Executive Vice President of Tools Group at The Stanley Works from March 2003 to April 2004. He joined Stanley in March 25, 2003 following a 17-year career with General Electric Company. Mr. DeAngelo served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Transport International Pool and Modular Space, GE Capital since 2002; Chief Operating officer of GE Appliances since 2000; Vice President, E-Business of GE Appliances since 1999 and General Manager, Six Sigma, GE Appliances since 1998. He also held multiple operating leadership positions in GE Electrical Distribution and Control, GE Plastics, GE Power Generation and GE Aerospace, in addition to participation on GE's Corporate Audit Staff. Prior to joining GE, he held finance and operating positions at Georgia Pacific and CL Marvin, PLC.

From August 2005 to December 2006, he served as Senior Vice President of HD Supply. From 1986 to April 2003, he held various positions with General Electric Company. He has been Chairman of HD Supply Holdings, Inc and HD Supply, Inc since March 12, 2015. He has been a Director of HD Supply, Inc. and HD Supply Holdings, Inc since August 30, 2007. Mr. DeAngelo holds a bachelor's Degree in accounting and economics from the State University of New York at Albany.

HD Supply is an industrial distributor in North America. The company provides a broad range of products and value-added services to approximately 500,000 professional customers in maintenance, repair and operations, infrastructure and power and specialty construction sectors. On June 27, 2013, HD Supply Holdings, Inc., the indirect parent of HD Supply, Inc., announced that it had priced an initial public offering of 53,191,489 shares of common stock at $18.00 per share. The shares began trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on June 27, 2013 under the ticker symbol HDS. The Company continues to be majority owned by private equity firms Bain Capital, The Carlyle Group and Clayton, Dubilier Rice. As of 12/16/2014 SEC filings show that The Carlyle Group and Clayton, Dubilier, Rice have sold off their holdings.