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Mr. David L. Rawlinson, II serves as President and Chief Executive Officer at Qurate Retail, Inc. since October 01, 2021 and has been its Director since January 01, 2022. He serves as a Director at Discover Bank. Mr. Rawlinson has been an Independent Director at Discover Financial Services since February 22, 2021. He served as Non-Executive Director of Nielsen Holdings PLC since February 8, 2017 until March 05, 2021 and served as its Chief Executive Officer of Global Connect Business since February 3, 2020 until March 05, 2021. Mr. Rawlinson served as the President of Online Business at W.W. Grainger, Inc. since August 2015 until February 1, 2020 and served as its Senior Vice President until February 1, 2020. Mr. Rawlinson has significant experience running a digital business-to-business company, as well as a strong international background and a track record of driving growth. He joined Grainger in July 2012 and previously served as the Vice President of Operations for the Global Online Business. He served as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at W.W. Grainger, Inc. since July 2012 until August 2015. Mr. Rawlinson joined Locke Load Bissell & Liddel LLP (Attorney at Law) in July 2001 and K&L Gates LLP (Attorney at Law) in January 2004. He joined as Chief of Staff, Office of the White House (White House Fellow) in August 2008. He served as Vice President, General Counsel and Director of ITT Exelis, Inc. since November 2009 until July 2012. He served as a General Counsel of W.W. Grainger, Inc.; since November 2009. He had been a Director of MonotaRO Co. Ltd. since 2014 until February 01, 2020. a top Japanese e-commerce and industrial retail firm, from 2014 to 2019. He has significant experience in global e-commerce, consumer trends, consumer data and digital business-to-business operations. He was a Presidential Appointee to the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations and served as a senior advisor for economic policy with the White House National Economic Council. He has been Government Relations Representative at South Carolina Association of Counties since August 2000. He was Vice President, General Counsel and Director of Corporate Responsibility of the Electronic Systems division. In addition, He served as a White House Fellow. In the Bush Administration, he was a leader of the outgoing transition. In the Obama Administration, he served as Senior Advisor for Economic Policy at the White House National Economic Council. Mr. Rawlinson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from The Citadel, a Juris Doctor degree in Law from the University of South Carolina and a Master’s in Business Administration and degree from Harvard Business School. He is Chief Executive Officer and President of QVC, Inc. since October 2021, previously President and CEO-Elect from August 2021 to September 2021. He served as Director at Nielson Holdings plc since 2017 until 2021. He was Chief Executive Officer of NielsenIQ (formerly Nielsen Global Connect) from February 2020 to March 2021.
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| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discover Financial Services | Board | Member | 22/02/2021 | |
| Discover Financial Services | Nominations & Governance | Member | 22/02/2021 |