March 18, 2009 - Craig Donaldson

Craig Donaldson is the president of Harris Research, Inc., (HRI) a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Home Depot. HRI currently has two franchise brands Chem-Dry and N-Hance. Chem-Dry is the largest provider of carpet and upholstery cleaning services with over 2,600 U.S. and 1,600 international franchises operating in nearly 50 different countries. N-Hance, a wood renewal service, is now a five-year-old brand with over 150 franchises in the U.S. A key part of the company’s mission is to help people, who otherwise might not, become successful entrepreneurs.

Craig has led the company as its president for the past 11 years. During that time, the company has been owned by two private equity firms, the Summit Partners for five years and the Nautic Partners for three years. In January 2006 Craig led the sale of Chem-Dry from the Nautic Partners to The Home Depot. In March 2006 ACG Utah honored Craig with the “Deal Maker of the Year Award” for leading the successful sale of a private equity firm to a mega corporation.

Before joining HRI, Craig had a successful career with Avery Dennison. Craig spent the better part of 13 years in Southern California and the Boston area as a business leader for them.

Craig received a BA in economics from BYU in 1982 and an MBA from BYU in 1984. He is married to Alice Hronek Donaldson, and they are the parents of four children, ages 17-25. Craig enjoys staying active. He has completed several marathons, triathalons and biking events including the Boston Marathon and Lotoja. Last year he completed the Ironman California (a 70.3 mile swim, bike, run) and plans to participate in other Ironman events this year. He has been active in Young Men’s and Boy Scouts of America for the vast majority of the past 20 years.