Court D. Carruthers founded CKAL Advisory Partners LLC. Presently, he is President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at TricorBraun, Inc. and Principal at CKAL Advisory Partners LLC. Mr. Carruthers is also Member of Institute of Corporate Directors and on the board of 6 other companies.

In the past Mr. Carruthers occupied the position of Senior Vice President & Group President-Americas at W.W. Grainger, Inc. President at Acklands - Grainger, Inc. and President for Grainger International, Inc. (both are subsidiaries of W.W. Grainger, Inc.).

Mr. Carruthers received an undergraduate degree from the University of Alberta and an MBA from Queen's University.