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Executive Officers of the Registrant
Neil R. Austrian — 72
Mr. Austrian has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since May 23, 2011 and he acted as Interim
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since November 1, 2010. Mr. Austrian has served as a Director since
1998. He also served as our Interim Chair and Chief Executive Officer from October 4, 2004 until March 11,
2005. Mr. Austrian served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the National Football League from April
1991 until December 1999. He was a Managing Director of Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. from October 1987 until
March 1991. Mr. Austrian served as a director of Viking Office Products from January 1988 until August 1998
when Office Depot merged with Viking Office Products. He also serves as a director of The DirecTV Group
(formerly Hughes Electronics Company).
Michael Allison — Age: 54
Mr. Allison was appointed Executive Vice President, Human Resources for Office Depot in July 2011.
Mr. Allison joined Office Depot in September 2006 as Vice President, Human Resources. Prior to joining Office
Depot, Mr. Allison served as Executive Vice President of Human Resources for Victoria’s Secret Direct from
February, 2001 to September, 2005. Prior to Victoria’s Secret, he was Senior Vice President of Human
Resources for Bank One and Senior Vice President and Director of Human Resources for National City Bank.
Farla Efros — Age: 39
Ms. Efros was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer for Office Depot in
January 2012. Ms. Efros previously served as Interim Head of Merchandising for the company since July 2011.
Prior to joining the company, Ms. Efros was a Senior Vice President for Retail Consulting Services at Price
Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) from June 2009 to December 2011. Ms. Efros was a Partner with The Partnering
Group Inc. from June 1999 to June 2009, where she consulted in the retail and consumer goods industries in key
areas such as merchandising and marketing strategy, organization design, category management and assortment
optimization, as well as change and transition management.
Elisa Garcia — Age: 54
Ms. Garcia was appointed Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in July 2007 with
overall responsibility for global legal and compliance matters and governmental relations. Prior to joining Office
Depot, Ms. Garcia served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Domino’s
Pizza, Inc. from April 2000. Prior to joining Domino’s Pizza, Ms. Garcia served as Latin American Regional
Counsel for Philip Morris International, and Corporate Counsel for GAF Corporation.
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