David L. Grange is a retired United States Army

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 Brigadier General

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, son of retired Lieutenant General

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 David E. Grange, Jr. After retiring in 1999, David L. Grange served as the executive vice president and chief operating officer

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 of the McCormick

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 Foundation in Chicago

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. In September 2005, Grange became the foundation's President and Chief Executive Officer. In May 2009, Grange became Chief Executive Officer of PPD LLC

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, a Contract Research Organization based in North Carolina.