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Mark Hutchens — Age: 46
Mr. Hutchens was appointed Senior Vice President and Controller in September 2008. Prior to assuming that
position, Mr. Hutchens held the position of Senior Vice President of Finance, International Division since late
2006. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Hutchens served as Assistant Treasurer at Yum! Brands, Inc., from
February 2005 to November 2006 and as General Auditor from November 2003 to February 2005. In addition,
Mr. Hutchens served in a variety of senior management positions at Yum! from May 1996 to November 2003.
Prior to joining Yum! Mr. Hutchens served in various management positions at Ford Motor Company, where he
was employed until May 1996.
Michael Newman — Age: 55
Mr. Newman was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer in August 2008. Prior to joining
Office Depot, Mr. Newman served as Chief Financial Officer of Platinum Research Organization, Inc. from
April 2007 through February 2008. Prior to joining Platinum Research Organization, Mr. Newman was employed
as an independent consultant since 2005. Mr. Newman also served as Chief Financial Officer of Blackstone
Crystal Holdings Capital Partners from 2004 to 2005 and Chief Financial Officer of Radio Shack Corp. from
2001 to 2004. Mr. Newman also held Chief Financial Officer roles at Intimate Brands and Hussmann
International (which was acquired by Ingersoll-Rand in 2000). He also spent 17 years at General Electric in a
variety of management roles both in the United States and Europe.
Robert J. Moore — Age: 54
Mr. Moore was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Office Depot in July of
2011. Mr. Moore joined the company as Interim Head of Marketing in April 2011. Prior to joining Office Depot,
he ran his own marketing consulting practice from January 2009 to April 2011, and before that served as
President of the U.S. Vision Care business from July 2007 to July 2008 and various senior executive positions
since 2002. Mr. Moore’s experience also includes Executive Vice President of Marketing for Staples from 1999
to 2001 and Global VP Marketing and Product Design for Ray Ban Sunglass Group from 1996 to 1999.
Kevin Peters —Age: 54
Mr. Peters was appointed President, North American in July 2011. He previously served as President of the
North American Retail Division since April 2010 and as Executive Vice President, Supply Chain and
Information Technology since March 2009. He joined the company in 2007 as Executive Vice President, Supply
Chain. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Peters spent five years in management roles at W.W. Grainger,
including Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Merchandising. Prior to W.W. Grainger, Mr. Peters spent 11
years at The Home Depot, serving as Vice President and General Manager, Home Depot Commercial Direct and
Vice President Supply Chain and Merchandising.
Steven Schmidt —Age: 57
Mr. Schmidt was appointed President, International in November 2011 after serving as Executive Vice President,
Corporate Strategy and New Business Development since July 2011 and as President, North American Business
Solutions since July 2007. Prior to joining Office Depot, Mr. Schmidt spent 11 years with the ACNielsen
Corporation, most recently serving as President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining ACNielsen,
Mr. Schmidt spent eight years at the Pillsbury Food Company, serving as President of its Canadian and Southeast
Asian operations. He has also held management positions at PepsiCo and Procter & Gamble.
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