COMPANY

Office supply retailer, founded in 1986 by Tom Stemberg and Leo Kahn.

Official Website:
http://www.staples.com/

Industry:
Retail

Ticker:
NASDAQ:SPLS

Corporate headquarters:
Framingham, MA

Sales:
$16.1B (2006)

Employees:
36,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Basil L. Anderson	Business	c. 1945		Vice Chairman of Staples, 2001-06
Shira D. Goodman	Business	c. 1961		EVP at Staples
Myra M. Hart	Business	c. 1940		Co-Founder of Staples
John J. Mahoney	Business	c. 1951		Vice Chairman and CFO of Staples
Michael A. Miles, Jr.	Business	c. 1961		President of Staples
Ronald L. Sargent	Business	1955		CEO of Staples
Tom Stemberg	Business	18-Jan-1949	23-Oct-2015	Founder and CEO of Staples, Inc.

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Basil L. Anderson	Business	c. 1945		Vice Chairman of Staples, 2001-06
Arthur Blank	Business	27-Sep-1942		Co-Founder of Home Depot
Drew Gilpin Faust	Educator	18-Sep-1947		President of Harvard University
Justin M. King	Business	c. 1961		CEO of J. Sainsbury
Carol M. Meyrowitz	Business	c. 1954		CEO of TJX
Rowland T. Moriarty	Business	c. 1947		CRA International
Robert C. Nakasone	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Toys R Us, 1998-99
Ronald L. Sargent	Business	1955		CEO of Staples
Elizabeth A. Smith	Business	c. 1964		CEO of OSI Restaurant Partners
Robert Sulentic	Business	c. 1958		CEO of Trammell Crow, 2002-06
Vijay Vishwanath	Business	c. 1960		Partner, Bain & Company
Paul F. Walsh	Business	c. 1950		CEO of eFunds

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Brenda C. Barnes	Business	c. 1953		CEO of Sara Lee, 2005-10
Mary Elizabeth Burton	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Zale
Richard Currie	Business	1937		Loblaws, George Weston Ltd.
George J. Mitchell	Politician	20-Aug-1933		US Senator from Maine, 1980-95
Mitt Romney	Politician	12-Mar-1947		Governor of Massachusetts, 2003-07
Tom Stemberg	Business	18-Jan-1949	23-Oct-2015	Founder and CEO of Staples, Inc.
Martin Trust	Business	c. 1934		CEO of MAST Industries, 1970-2001

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alice Cooper	Musician	4-Feb-1948		No More Mr. Nice Guy
Engelbert Humperdinck	Singer	2-May-1936		The Last Waltz
Joe Lo Truglio	Actor	2-Dec-1970		The State
Brian Posehn	Comic	6-Jul-1966		Mr. Show with Bob and David

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