Joseph J. DeAngelo President and Chief Executive Officer, HD Supply

Joseph J. DeAngelo has been President and Chief Executive Officer since January 2005 and

has been a director since August 30, 2007. 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 of Pro Business and Tool Rental. Mr. DeAngelo previously served as

Executive Vice President of 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.

HD Supply (NASDAQ: HDS) (www.hdsupply.com) is one of the largest industrial distributors in

North America. The company provides a broad range of products and value-add services to

approximately 500,000 customers with leadership positions in maintenance, repair and

operations, water infrastructure and residential and non-residential construction sectors. With

approximately 500 locations across 48 states and six Canadian provinces, our 14,000

associates provide localized, customer-driven services including jobsite delivery, will call or

direct-ship options, diversified logistics and innovative solutions that contribute to our customers'

success.

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