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David C. Fannin—Age: 58
Mr. Fannin has been our Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary since August 2000. Previously,
he was Senior Vice President and General Counsel since he
joined our Company in November 1998, and our Corporate
Secretary since January 1999. Mr. Fannin was Executive Vice
President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of
Sunbeam Corporation, a manufacturer and wholesaler of
durable household and outdoor consumer products, from
January 1994 until August 1998. In connection with his tenure
at Sunbeam Corporation, Mr. Fannin was the subject of
administrative proceedings brought by the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission with respect to Section 17(a)(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933. These proceedings culminated
in Mr. Fannin’s consent in May 2001 (without admitting
or denying any liability) to the entry of a Commission cease-
and-desist order.
Mark Holifield—Age: 47
Mr. Holifield was named our Executive Vice President of
Supply Chain in September 2003. Mr. Holifield joined Office
Depot in May 1994 as Director of Transportation. He was
named Vice President of Transportation and Logistics in July
1996, and was promoted to Senior Vice President, Supply
Chain in 1997. Prior to joining Office Depot, Mr. Holifield
worked for Dallas Systems Corporation, a supply chain sys-
tems provider, in various logistics consulting positions from
June 1988 to May 1994. Prior to Dallas Systems, from June
1986 to May 1988, Mr. Holifield worked in logistics for
Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo. He began his retail career
with H-E-B Grocery Company, where he worked in various
logistics capacities from May 1977 through May 1986.
Rick Lepley—Age: 54
Mr. Lepley has been President of Office Depot Japan
since May 1, 2001. Prior to that, he served as founder and
President of Retail Investment Concepts, Inc. (RIC), an inde-
pendent retailer and Office Depot licensee for Eastern Europe.
In that capacity, he opened the first Office Depot branded
retail store in Warsaw, Poland and also the first Office Depot
store in Hungary. He also built a delivery business for the
Office Depot brand in both countries. Prior to the founding of
RIC, Mr. Lepley was Sr. Vice President of Sales and Marketing
for Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, where he worked
for 11 years.
Monica Luechtefeld—Age: 55
Ms. Luechtefeld has been our Executive Vice President,
E-Commerce since August 2000. Previously, she was Sr. Vice
President of E-Commerce from February 2000 until August
2000. From September 1997 until February 2000, she was Vice
President, Marketing and Sales Administration; and from
February 1996 to September 1997 she was Vice President of
Contract Marketing & Business Development. Ms. Luechtefeld
joined Office Depot in 1993, serving as General Manager of the
Southern California Region of Office Depot until 1996.
Patricia Morrison—Age: 44
Ms. Morrison joined our Company in January 2002 as
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer. From
June 2000 to December 2001, she was Vice President—
Information Systems & Chief Information Officer of Quaker
Oats Company. From April 1997 to June 2000, she was
employed by the General Electric Company as Chief
Information Officer of GE Industrial Systems (1998 to 2000)
and Chief Information Officer, GE Electrical Distribution &
Control (1997 to 1998). Prior to her employment at GE,
Ms. Morrison was employed by Procter & Gamble Company
from 1981 to 1997, in various positions, including Manager—
Management Systems for the Cosmetics & Fragrance Division
(1995 to 1997); Associate Director—Center for Excellence
(1993 to 1995) and Associate Director, U.S. Finance &
Accounting Systems (1992 to 1993).
James A. Walker—Age: 47
Mr. Walker has been Senior Vice President, Finance and
Controller since October 2001. Mr. Walker joined Office
Depot in February 1999 as Vice President-Finance, Retail
Stores Division until October 2001. From May 1996 until
February 1999, when he joined Office Depot, Mr. Walker
served as Vice President, Financial Planning for Advantica
Restaurants, Inc. (operator of Denny’s 威Restaurants); from
May 1991 until May 1996, Mr. Walker was employed by
PepsiCo, Inc. in various capacities in the finance and strategic
planning areas.
Information with respect to our directors is incorporated
herein by reference to the information under the caption
“ Election of Directors/Biographical Information of the
Candidates” in the Proxy Statement for our 2004 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders.
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