OMX Officemax Incorporated

NAPERVILLE, Ill., July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- OfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE:OMX) today announced that Deborah O'Connor will assume the role of senior vice president, finance and chief accounting officer, effective July 15, 2008. O'Connor served most recently as senior vice president and controller of the ServiceMaster Company from 1999 to 2007. "We are very happy to have Deb on our management team," said Don Civgin, executive vice president and chief financial officer for OfficeMax. "Deb brings a strong background of accounting and finance experience that will benefit OfficeMax." About OfficeMax(R) Incorporated OfficeMax Incorporated is a leader in both business-to-business and retail office products distribution. The OfficeMax mission is simple: to help our customers do their best work. The company provides office supplies, print and document services through OfficeMax Impress(TM), technology products and solutions, and furniture to large, medium and small businesses and consumers. OfficeMax customers are served by approximately 35,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs, e-commerce and more than 900 stores. For more information, visit: http://www.officemax.com/. OfficeMax Media Contacts OfficeMax Investor Contact Bill Bonner Jennifer Rook John Jennings 630 864 6066 630 864 6057 630 864 6820 DATASOURCE: OfficeMax Incorporated CONTACT: Media, Bill Bonner, +1-630-864-6066, or Jennifer Rook, +1-630-864-6057, or Investors, John Jennings, +1-630-864-6820, all of OfficeMax Web site: http://www.officemax.com/

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