O.W. Nowlin is a distribution expert providing deep experience and resources to Private Equity sponsors to win deals. He has over 35 years of world-class distribution leadership, leading 8500+ North American team members in premier Fortune 500 companies such as W.W. Grainger in the US and President of Grainger Canada. He currently serves on multiple boards as an Outside Director, Operating Partner, Chairman, Investor, and LP for several private equity sponsors. Nowlin is an advisor and board member who actively helps PE sponsors and management teams pre-acquisition and during the hold period with experts and resources to win and operate deals, add-ons for scalable platforms/ multi-channel B2B businesses in the US and Canada, sales process improvement and customer initiatives, CEO coaching, E-commerce experts, ERP Planning, value creation, due diligence, growth and productivity initiatives, and CRM review. His professional network helps clients identify world-class talent to win deals, fill board roles, project-specific and permanent executive placements in supply chain, operations, finance, E-commerce, sales & marketing.