NAPERVILLE, Ill., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-- OfficeMax® Incorporated (NYSE: OMX), a leader in
office supplies, technology and services, today announced that
John Kenning has been appointed as
executive vice president and president of the Contract business,
effective April 2, 2012. Mr.
Kenning will report directly to Ravi
Saligram, president and CEO of OfficeMax.
"John's extensive knowledge of managing business-to-business
enterprises will add significant value to OfficeMax. We are eager
to leverage John's general management skills and his proven track
record of leading sales teams to drive profitable growth as we
focus on building momentum in our Contract business," said Mr.
Saligram.
Mr. Kenning has more than 25 years of experience leading sales,
marketing and operations teams at large enterprise
companies. Most recently, he was president, North America
Commercial for ADT Security Services where he was responsible for
the complete North American P&L including $2 billion in revenue and 10,000
employees. In that role, he had direct responsibility for all
aspects of the business, including sales, applications, operations,
IT, HR, legal and North American monitoring facilities. Prior
to that, Mr. Kenning was senior vice president, global strategic
sales and global partners for Nortel Networks, Inc. where he
championed Nortel's transition from a product-focused company to a
solutions company. Mr. Kenning holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in business from Miami
University in Oxford, Ohio.
He was past board member of Make-A-Wish Foundation.
"The OfficeMax Contract team is on an exciting trajectory with
the addition of a targeted small and medium business sales force,"
said Mr. Kenning. "It is a great time to join the OfficeMax
team and I look forward to enhancing the value proposition for our
enterprise customers and driving profitable, sustainable growth in
the business."
About OfficeMax
OfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE: OMX) is a leader in both
business-to-business office products solutions and retail office
products. The OfficeMax mission is simple. We help our
customers do their best work. The company provides office
supplies and paper, in-store print and document services through
OfficeMax ImPress®, technology products and solutions,
and furniture to businesses and individual
consumers. OfficeMax customers are served by approximately
29,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs, e-commerce and
nearly 1,000 stores. To find the nearest OfficeMax, call
1-877-OFFICEMAX. For more information, visit
www.officemax.com.
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Incorporated used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of
OfficeMax Incorporated. Any other product or company names
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owners.
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SOURCE OfficeMax Incorporated