May 28, 2024 – Oak Brook, Ill. – Ace Hardware Corporation, the largest retailer-owned hardware
cooperative in the world, announced changes to the company’s Board of Directors following its 2024
Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 14. Shareholders elected member director Megan Hamilton to
her first term on the company’s Board of Directors.
“I am honored to welcome Megan Hamilton to the Board of Directors at Ace Hardware,” said Steve
Burggraf, Chairman of the Board, Ace Hardware Corporation. “Megan’s experience with her
long-standing family business in addition to ownership of several additional businesses will bring
valuable knowledge to the board.”
Megan Hamilton is co-owner of Ace Hardware & Home Center, a single Ace store located in Portales, New Mexico. Ace Hardware & Home Center was founded by Hamilton’s grandparents in 1958 as Surplus City, a military surplus store, and became affiliated with Ace in 2014. Together with her husband, sister, and brother-in-law, they also own and operate two Ashley Furniture Home Stores, Enchantment Vineyards and Winery, as well as a Budget Blinds franchise. Hamilton is a former member of Ace’s
Communications Retailer Input Team. She is also active in her community, currently serving as the Vice
President of Economic Development for Roosevelt County, New Mexico, and as a member of the LEDA
Board and the Finance Board for the City of Portales. Previously, she was the Chamber of Commerce
President. In addition, Hamilton has served as an honorary commander for Cannon Air Force Base and
currently serves on the Portales Military Affairs Committee. She earned a Bachelor of Science in physics
with an emphasis in business from Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, and holds a certificate in
oenology, the scientific study of wines and winemaking, from the University of California, Davis.
“Years ago, when we joined the Ace team, we firmly believed we were joining the greatest hardware
company in the world,” said Hamilton. “Today I feel incredibly grateful to be taking on a larger role in this
competitive, progressive, and evolving company. I promise I will do my best to serve my fellow retailers
as Ace continues to set a new precedence of excellence in the industry.”
About Ace Hardware
Ace Hardware is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world with over 5,900 locally owned and operated hardware stores in approximately 60 countries. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., Ace and its subsidiaries operate an expansive network of distribution centers in the U.S. and have distribution capabilities in Ningbo, China; and Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico. Since 1924, Ace has been a part of local communities around the world and known as the place with the helpful hardware folks. For more information, visit www.acehardware.com or newsroom.acehardware.com.
