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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS (ITEM 1 ON THE PROXY CARD)
24 STAPLES Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Robert Sulentic
Age: 58
Director Since: 2007
Current Staples Board Committees
- Audit, Executive
Skills and Experience
- Audit, Financial Expertise
- International Operations
- Leadership and Management
- M&A/Integration
- Real Estate
- Risk Oversight
- Strategy
Public Company Boards
Current
- CBRE, Inc.
Prior
- Trammel Crow Company (2002-2006)
Selected Other Positions
- British American Business Council
- Director, Baylor Healthcare System
Foundation
Education
- M.B.A., Harvard Business School
- B.S., Computer Science, Iowa State
University
Career Highlights
Mr. Sulentic has served as Chief Executive Officer of CBRE, Inc., a global commercial real estate services company, since
2012 and President since 2010. Mr. Sulentic also has been a member of the CBRE Board since 2012. He previously served
as President of the Development Services business from 2006 to 2011 and as Chief Financial Officer and Group President,
each from 2009 until 2010. In addition, Mr. Sulentic was a member of CBRE’s Board and Group President of Development
Services, Asia Pacific and Europe, Middle East and Africa from 2006 through 2009. During the period in which Mr. Sulentic
has served as CEO and CFO of CBRE, the company completed a significant balance sheet restructuring and cost
cutting/operational restructuring, as well as engaged in M&A activity resulting in approximately 25 completed acquisitions.
Mr. Sulentic also has overseen a significant upgrade to CBRE’s IT and other support systems. Over the six year period
during which he served as CFO and CEO, CBRE’s stock price increased approximately 11x and the market capitalization
of the company grew from $1 billion to $11 billion. CBRE is the only firm in its sector to be included in the Fortune 500, and
also has been voted the industry’s top brand for 13 consecutive years. Before CBRE, Mr. Sulentic served as President and
Chief Executive Officer of Trammell Crow Company from 2000 through 2006, and was also Chairman of the Board from
2002 through 2006. He previously served as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from September 1998 to
October 2000. During his six years at Trammell Crow, the stock price increased 240%.
Raul Vazquez
Age: 43
Director Since: 2013
Current Staples Board Committees
- Compensation
Skills and Experience
- Consumer and Business Sales
- E-commerce/Marketing
- International Operations
- IT Management and Security
- Leadership and Management
- Retail
- Supply Chain/Logistics
Selected Other Positions
- Director, Progreso Financiero
Education
- M.B.A., Wharton Business School,
University of Pennsylvania
- B.S. & M.S., Industrial Engineering,
Stanford University
Career Highlights
Mr. Vazquez has served as Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Progreso Financiero, soon to be known as Oportun,
a financial services company serving the needs of the growing Hispanic market, since 2012. Previously, Mr. Vazquez
served as Executive Vice President of Global E-commerce at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in 2011 and as Executive Vice President
and President of Wal-Mart West at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. from 2010 to 2011. He served as Chief Executive Officer of
Walmart.com from 2007 to 2010, where he oversaw all day-to-day operations and focused on providing multi-channel
options for customers, and held other positions at Wal-Mart since 2002, including in marketing and operations. Before
joining Wal-Mart, Mr. Vazquez worked at startup companies within the e-commerce industry. He also spent several years at a
boutique consulting firm that specializes in competitive strategy for Fortune 100 firms, and as an industrial engineer at Baxter
Healthcare. Mr. Vazquez has been selected to Fortune’s “40 under 40” on two occasions.