Background
McCanless, Ross William was born in 1957.
lawyer manufacturing executive
McCanless, Ross William was born in 1957.
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, University North Carolina, 1979. Juris Doctor cum laude, Wake Forest University, 1982.
Private practice, 1982—1989. Various positions, vice chairman Delhaize American, Inc., 1989—2003, Food Lion LLC, 1989—2003, founder, legal & tax department, 1989—1995, senior vice president, chief administrative officer, 1995—1999, president, Chief Executive Officer, 1999—2002. Senior vice president, general counsel & secretary Lowe's Companies, Inc., Mooresville, North Carolina, 2003—2006.
Former board directors Delhaize Group. Board directors Kewaunee Science Corporation, since 2010.
Member of American Corporation Counsel Association, Rowan County Bar Association, American Bar Association, North Carolina State Bar Association.