People: Office Depot Inc (ODP)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Neil Austrian	73	2011	Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Michael Newman	56	2008	Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
Steven Schmidt	58	2011	President - International
Elisa Garcia	55	2007	Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
Robert Moore	56	2012	Executive Vice President - Marketing and Merchandising
Michael Allison	55	2011	Executive Vice President - Human Resources
Kim Moehler	44	2012	Senior Vice President, Controller
W. Scott Hedrick	66	2011	Lead Independent Director
Eugene Fife	71	2012	Non-Executive Director
Justin Bateman	38	2009	Independent Director
Thomas Colligan	68	2010	Independent Director
Marsha Evans	65	2006	Independent Director
Brenda Gaines	63	2002	Independent Director
Kathleen Mason	63	2006	Independent Director
Raymond Svider	49	2009	Independent Director
Nigel Travis	63	2012	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Neil Austrian	Mr. Neil R. Austrian has been appointed as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Office Depot Inc., effective May 23, 2011. He previously acted as Interim Chairman and Chief Executive Officer beginning November 1, 2010. Mr. Austrian has served as a Director since August, 1998. He also served as the 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 Newman	Mr. Michael D. Newman is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Office Depot, Inc., since August 27, 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.
Steven Schmidt	Mr. Steven M. Schmidt has been appointed as President - International of Office Depot, Inc., effective November 14, 2011. He previously served 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. He is a graduate of Purdue University and holds a BA in Industrial Administration. He is a member of the boards of the Purdue Research Foundation and Krannert School of Management.
Elisa Garcia	Ms. Elisa D. Garcia is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Office Depot, Inc., since July 18, 2007. She is responsible 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.
Robert Moore	Mr. Robert J. Moore is the Executive Vice President - Marketing and Merchandising of Officer Depot Inc. He was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Office Depot in July 13, 2011 and assumed responsibility for the Merchandising Operations in August 2012. 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.
Michael Allison	Mr. Michael Allison has been appointed as Executive Vice President - Human Resources of Office Depot, Inc., effective July 13, 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.
Kim Moehler	Ms. Kim Moehler has been appointed as Senior Vice President, Controller of Office Depot, Inc., effective March 14, 2012. Ms. Moehler previously served as Senior Vice President, Finance- North American Retail and North America Financial Planning & Analysis since February 2012, and as Senior Vice President, Finance North American Retail from September 2006 until February 2012. From May 2000 through September 2006, Ms. Moehler served in director and vice president finance positions at the Company. Ms. Moehler joined the Company in February 1999 as Senior Manager, Budget & Finance Reporting. Before Office Depot, Ms. Moehler was with Advantica Corporation (owner of Denny’s restaurants), leaving as the Director of Field Finance. She is a licensed CPA and graduated from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
W. Scott Hedrick	Mr. W. Scott Hedrick is Lead Independent Director of Office Depot Inc., since February 2011. From November 1986 until April 1991, he was a Director of The Office Club, Inc., which was acquired by Office Depot in 1991. Mr. Hedrick was appointed Lead Director in February 2011. He was a founder and has been a general partner of InterWest Partners, a venture capital fund, since 1979. Mr. Hedrick is also a director of Hot Topic, Inc. and a cluster of mutual funds managed by Capital Research and Management Company.
Eugene Fife	Mr. Eugene V. Fife is appointed as Non-Executive Director of Office Depot, Inc. Mr. Fife has served as the Founder and Managing Principal of Vawter Capital LLC, a private investment firm, since December 1999. Mr. Fife served as the interim CEO and President of Eclipsys Corporation, a provider of healthcare information services (“Eclipsys”), from April to November of 2005. Mr. Fife joined the board of directors of Eclipsys in May 1997 and served as the non-executive Chairman of Eclipsys’ board of directors from 2003 until 2010, when Eclipsys merged with Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (“Allscripts”). From August 2010 to April 2012, Mr. Fife served as a member of the board of directors of Allscripts. Mr. Fife was also formerly a partner of Goldman Sachs & Co. (“Goldman Sachs”) and served as a member of the Management Committee. Mr. Fife also served as the chairman of Goldman Sachs International, playing a pivotal role in establishing the firm in Europe, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. He retired from Goldman Sachs in 1995, but continues to serve as a Senior Director of the firm. Mr. Fife also serves as the Presiding Director of Caterpillar, Inc., a heavy equipment and engine manufacturer (“Caterpillar”), and serves as chair of the governance committee at Caterpillar.
Justin Bateman	Mr. Justin Bateman is Independent Director of Office Depot Inc., since June 2009. He is a senior Partner with BC Partners, the U.S. investment arm of which he co-established in early 2008, and is based in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Bateman initially joined BC Partners’ London office in 2000 from PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he spent three years in Transaction Services working on due diligence projects for both financial investors and corporate clients. In 2002 he left BC Partners to complete his MBA at INSEAD before rejoining the BC Partners London office. Over the years Mr. Bateman has participated in or been a board member of General Healthcare Group, Baxi Holdings, Ltd. and Regency Entertainment. He is currently a director of Intelsat S.A., the international provider of fixed satellite services. Mr. Bateman was appointed as a Director of the company pursuant to the terms of the Investor Rights Agreement in connection with the company’s private equity investment transaction with BC Partners. Mr. Bateman serves as a non-voting observer on the Audit Committee and his experience as a chartered accountant and understanding of accounting issues is helpful in fulfilling the committee’s oversight responsibilities.
Thomas Colligan	Mr. Thomas J. Colligan is Independent Director of Office Depot Inc., since January 2010. He served as Vice Dean of The Wharton School’s Aresty Institute of Executive Education from 2007 to June 2010 where he was responsible for the non-degree executive education programs. From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Colligan served as a managing director at Duke Corporate Education, a corporation that provides custom executive education and is affiliated with Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Prior to joining Duke Corporate Education, he was Vice Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 2001 to 2004 and served there in other capacities from 1969 to 2004, including as a partner. Mr. Colligan also has advised Fortune 500 companies in various industries, including technology, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and consumer products. Mr. Colligan is currently a director of CNH Global, N.V., and Targus Group International, Inc., a non-public company and global supplier of notebook carrying cases and accessories. He previously served as a director of Schering-Plough Corporation, Anesiva, Inc. and Educational Management Corporation.
Marsha Evans	Ms. Marsha Johnson Evans is Independent Director of Office Depot Inc., since September 2006. Ms. Evans was acting Commissioner of the Ladies Professional Golf Association from July 2009 to January 2010, President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross from 2002 to 2005, and National Executive Director of The Girl Scouts of the USA from 1998 to 2002. Ms. Evans retired from the U.S. Navy in 1998 with the rank of Rear Admiral. From 1995 to 1998 Ms. Evans served as superintendent of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California and from 1993 to 1995 she led the Navy’s worldwide recruitment organization, during which time she developed human resources experience. Ms. Evans also served as a director of Huntsman Corporation from 2005 to 2011. Currently, she is also a Director of Weight Watchers International, the North Highland Company and The Estate of Lehman Brothers Holdings.
Brenda Gaines	Ms. Brenda J. Gaines is Independent Director of Office Depot Inc., since February 2002. Ms. Gaines retired in 2004 from her position as President and Chief Executive Officer of Diners Club North America, a Division of Citigroup, a position she held since 2002. She served as President of Diners Club North America from 1999 until 2002 and from 1994 until 1999, she served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Card Sales. Prior to that she served in various positions of increasing responsibility within Citigroup or its predecessor corporations since 1988. From 1985 until 1987, Ms. Gaines was Deputy Chief of Staff for the Mayor of the City of Chicago. She is currently a director of AGL Resources, the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Tenet Healthcare Corporation, and is on the National Board of the Smithsonian Institution. Ms. Gaines also served as a director of CNA Financial Corp. from 2004 to 2007 and NICOR, Inc. from 2006 to 2011 and has served as a board member of the non-profit organization March of Dimes. Ms. Gaines has experience in financial services, including the credit card and payment industry. As Chief Executive Officer of Diners Club North America, she managed a company with three distinct customer groups, that included retail consumers, small businesses and multinational corporations.
Kathleen Mason	Ms. Kathleen Mason is Independent Director of Office Depot Inc., since September 2006. She currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Tuesday Morning Corporation and has served in that position since July 2000. From July 1999 to November 1999, Ms. Mason served as President of Filene’s Basement, a department store chain. From January 1997 to June 1999, Ms. Mason was President of HomeGoods, an off-price home fashion store and a subsidiary of TJX Companies. Ms. Mason was Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Cherry & Webb, a women’s specialty store, from February 1987 to December 1996. Prior to those dates, she held management positions at Kaufmann’s Division of the May Company, Mervyn’s Division of Target, Inc. and the Limited. She is currently a director of Genesco, Inc. and previously served as a director of The Men’s Warehouse, Inc., and of Hot Topic, Inc. Ms. Mason’s senior executive positions at various national retail companies.
Raymond Svider	Mr. Raymond Svider is Independent Director of Office Depot Inc., since June 2009. He has been co-Chairman of BC Partners since December 2008 and has been a Managing Partner of the firm since 2003. Mr. Svider joined BC Partners in 1992 in Paris before moving to London in 2000 to lead its investments in the technology and telecoms industries. Over the years, Mr. Svider has participated in or led a variety of investments including Tubesca, Nutreco, UTL, Neopost, Polyconcept, Neuf Telecom, Unity Media/Tele Columbus, and Intelsat S.A. He is currently Chairman of the board, the audit and compensation committees of Intelsat S.A., and a member of the board of ATI Enterprises, a private post-secondary education company, and MultiPlan, one of the independent preferred provider organizations in the U.S. Prior to joining BC Partners, Mr. Svider worked in investment banking at Wasserstein Perella in New York and Paris, and at the Boston Consulting Group in Chicago.
Nigel Travis	Mr. Nigel Travis has been appointed as Independent Director of Office Depot, Inc., effective March 1, 2012. He has been Chief Executive Officer of Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. since January 2009 and serves as President of Dunkin’ Donuts since October 2009. From 2005 through 2008 Mr. Travis served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Papa John’s International, Inc. From 1994 to 2005 he had executive roles in Europe, International and Retail divisions of Blockbuster, Inc., culminating with the role of President and Chief Operating Officer from 2001 – 2005. Mr. Travis also held human resources and international roles for Burger King Holdings, Inc. from 1989 – 1994, prior to which he worked for Grand Metropolitan PLC since 1985. Mr. Travis currently serves on the Board of Dunkin’ Brands Group and Lorillard, Inc. Previous board service includes Papa Johns International, Inc. from 2005 – 2008, Bombay Company from 2000 – 2007, and Limelight Group from 1996 – 2000.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Neil Austrian	6,816,940
Michael Newman	2,717,200
Steven Schmidt	1,804,660
Elisa Garcia	1,705,410
Robert Moore	--
Michael Allison	--
Kim Moehler	--
W. Scott Hedrick	--
Eugene Fife	--
Justin Bateman	--
Thomas Colligan	--
Marsha Evans	--
Brenda Gaines	--
Kathleen Mason	--
Raymond Svider	--
Nigel Travis	--

As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Neil Austrian	159,281	351,502
Michael Newman	0	0
Steven Schmidt	299,999	2,224,700
Elisa Garcia	0	0
Robert Moore	0	0
Michael Allison	0	0
Kim Moehler	0	0
W. Scott Hedrick	0	0
Eugene Fife	0	0
Justin Bateman	0	0
Thomas Colligan	0	0
Marsha Evans	0	0
Brenda Gaines	0	0
Kathleen Mason	0	0
Raymond Svider	0	0
Nigel Travis	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
FIFE EUGENE V	31,646	$0.00
TRAVIS NIGEL	31,646	$0.00
MASON KATHLEEN	31,646	$0.00
HEDRICK WILLIAM SCOTT	41,772	$0.00
COLLIGAN THOMAS J	37,975	$0.00
GAINES BRENDA J	31,646	$0.00
GARCIA C ELISA D	4,342	$3.89
ALLISON MICHAEL R	1,357	$3.89
MOEHLER KIM S	1,086	$3.89
NEWMAN MICHAEL D	7,598	$3.89
SCHMIDT STEVEN MARK	7,598	$3.89
AUSTRIAN NEIL R	251,700	$3.86
AUSTRIAN NEIL R	325,000	$0.00
SIEGEL DAVID N	1,250	$4.02
VASSALLUZZO JOSEPH S	2,450	$4.06
NARDELLI ROBERT L	2,389	$4.10
GARCIA C ELISA D	5,698	$4.01
MOEHLER KIM S	1,710	$4.01
GARCIA C ELISA D	2,621	$4.01
SCHMIDT STEVEN MARK	4,718	$4.01
MOEHLER KIM S	787	$4.01
NEWMAN MICHAEL D	4,194	$4.01
NEWMAN MICHAEL D	9,117	$4.01
ALLISON MICHAEL R	2,621	$4.01
MOORE ROBERT J	3,146	$4.01

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