People: United Stationers Inc (USTR.O)
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Charles Crovitz |
59 | 2011 | Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board |
Paul Phipps |
51 | 2011 | President, Chief Executive Officer, Director |
Fareed Khan |
47 | 2011 | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President |
Timothy Connolly |
49 | 2011 | President - Operations and Logistics Services |
Todd Shelton |
46 | 2010 | President - United Stationers Supply |
S. David Bent |
52 | 2009 | Senior Vice President - eBusiness Services, Corporate Chief Information Officer |
Eric Blanchard |
56 | 2006 | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary |
Barbara Kennedy |
46 | 2008 | Senior Vice President - Human Resources |
Robert Aiken |
50 | 2010 | Independent Director |
Jean Blackwell |
58 | 2007 | Independent Director |
Roy Haley |
65 | 1998 | Independent Director |
Susan Riley |
54 | 2012 | Independent Director |
Alexander Schmelkin |
36 | 2012 | Independent Director |
Stuart Taylor |
52 | 2011 | Independent Director |
Alex Zoghlin |
43 | 2008 | Independent Director |
Emma Gutheim |
IR Officer |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Charles Crovitz |
Mr. Charles K. Crovitz is Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board of United Stationers Inc. Mr. Crovitz was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors in October 2005 and has served as its Chairman since December 2011. Mr. Crovitz serves as Chair of the Technology Advisory and Executive Committees and is a member of the Governance Committee. In September 2007, Mr. Crovitz was appointed as the Interim Chief Executive Officer of The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc., a children’s clothing and accessories retailer, which position he held until his retirement in January 2010. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Crovitz was a member of the executive leadership team of Gap Inc. from 1993 until 2003, most recently serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer. During his ten-year career with Gap, Mr. Crovitz was also Executive Vice President, Supply Chain and Technology and Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development. Prior to that, he held various positions with Safeway Inc., including serving as a member of the operating committee, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, and Vice President, Director of Marketing for Safeway Manufacturing Group. Mr. Crovitz also spent several years with McKinsey & Company, Inc. where he was an Engagement Manager, client service teams in retailing, forest products, steel and personal computer industries. He has over the past five years served as a board member for The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. Mr. Crovitz’s responsibility for information technology during his tenure at Gap and his experience in supply chain management are particularly relevant to the strategic direction of the Company. Mr. Crovitz also holds an MBA and a law degree from Stanford University. |
Paul Phipps |
Mr. Paul Cody Phipps serves as President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of United Stationers Inc. He was promoted to Chief Executive Officer in May 2011 and was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors at the same time. Prior to that time he served as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer since September 2010 and was President, United Stationers Supply from October 2006 to September 2010. He joined the Company in August 2003 as its Senior Vice President, Operations. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Phipps was a partner at McKinsey & Company, Inc., a global management consulting firm, where he led the firm’s North American Operations Effectiveness Practice and co-founded and led its Service Strategy and Operations Initiative. Prior to joining McKinsey, Mr. Phipps worked as a consultant with The Information Consulting Group, a systems consulting firm, and as an IBM account marketing representative. |
Fareed Khan |
Mr. Fareed A. Khan serves as Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of United Stationers Inc. Prior to his new position, he spent 12 years with USG Corporation where he most recently served as executive vice president, finance and strategy. His responsibilities included all finance, accounting, corporate strategy, information technology, pension and investor relations activities. Prior to that, Mr. Khan served as president and chief executive officer of USG Building Systems, USG Corporations operating unit comprised of the United States Gypsum Company and USG Interiors Inc. Other senior level management positions held by Mr. Khan at USG included a variety of strategy, business development, marketing, supply chain management, and general management roles. Before joining USG in 1999, Mr. Khan was a consultant with McKinsey & Company, where he served global clients on a variety of projects including acquisition analysis, supply chain optimization, and organization redesign. |
Timothy Connolly |
Mr. Timothy P. Connolly serves as President - Operations and Logistics Services of United Stationers Inc., since January 2011. Prior to this position he served as Senior Vice President, Operations from December 2006. From February 2006 to December 2006, Mr. Connolly was Vice President, Field Operations Support and Facility Engineering at the Field Support Center. He joined the Company in August 2003 as Region Vice President Operations, Midwest. Before joining the Company, Mr. Connolly was the Regional Vice President, Midwest Region for Cardinal Health where he directed operations, sales, human resources, finance and customer service for one of Cardinal’s pharmaceutical distribution centers. |
Todd Shelton |
Mr. Todd A. Shelton serves as President - United Stationers Supply of United Stationers Inc. Prior to his new position, he served as President of Lagasse, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Stationers Supply Co. Mr. Shelton previously held the position of Chief Operating Officer of Lagasse following the acquisition of the Sweet Paper Sales Company in 2005. He joined Lagasse in 2001 as Vice President, Finance and has held various leadership roles in sales, customer service, operations, and procurement. Before joining Lagasse, Mr. Shelton was a Partner and Vice President, Marketing at Wes-Pak, Inc., a privately-held manufacturer of retail and medical products. He began his career at Baxter Healthcare with roles in finance, IT, sales and marketing. |
S. David Bent |
Mr. S. David Bent serves as Senior Vice President - eBusiness Services, Corporate Chief Information Officer of United Stationers Inc., since July 2009. He joined the Company as its Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer in May 2003. From August 2000 until such time, Mr. Bent served as the Corporate Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Acterna Corporation, a multi-national telecommunications test equipment and services company, and also served as General Manager of its Software Division from October 2002. Previously, he spent 18 years with the Ford Motor Company. During his Ford tenure, Mr. Bent most recently served during 1999 and 2000 as the Chief Information Officer of Visteon Automotive Systems, a tier one automotive supplier, and from 1998 through 1999 as its Director, Enterprise Processes and Systems. |
Eric Blanchard |
Mr. Eric A. Blanchard serves as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of United Stationers Inc., since January 2006. From November 2002 until December 2006 he served as the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Tennant Company. Previously Mr. Blanchard was with Dean Foods Company where he held the positions of Chief Operating Officer, Dairy Division from January 2002 to October 2002, Vice President and President, Dairy Division from 1999 to 2002 and General Counsel and Secretary from 1988 to 1999. |
Barbara Kennedy |
Ms. Barbara J. Kennedy serves as Senior Vice President - Human Resources of United Stationers Inc. Before she joined the Company, Ms. Kennedy held various human resources management positions, serving most recently as Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Safety, Recruiting and Driver Services for Swift Transportation. Prior to joining Swift, she served as Vice President, Human Resources at Barr-Nunn Transportation. |
Robert Aiken |
Mr. Robert Blaine Aiken, Jr., is an Independent Director of United Stationers Inc, since December 2010. Mr. Aiken serves as Chair of the Human Resources Committee and as a member of the Executive Committee. In November 2012, Mr. Aiken was appointed CEO of Feeding America, the Nation’s hunger relief organization. Prior to this role, Mr. Aiken was the CEO of the food company portfolio at Bolder Capital, a private equity firm. Mr. Aiken previously served as Managing Director of Capwell Partners LLC, a private-equity firm focused on companies offering health and wellness products and services. Mr. Aiken has been in the private-equity business since February 2010. Prior to that time, Mr. Aiken was the President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Foodservice, one of the country’s premier foodservice distributors. Mr. Aiken joined U.S. Foodservice in 2004 and held several senior executive positions including President and Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Strategy and Governance before being named Chief Executive Officer in 2007. From 2000 until 2004, Mr. Aiken also served as President and Principal of Milwaukee Sign Co., a privately-held manufacturing firm. From 1994 to 2000, Mr. Aiken was an executive with Specialty Foods Corporation, where he held several positions, including President and Chief Executive Officer of Metz Baking Company. Early in Mr. Aiken’s career, he worked as a business lawyer. Since February 2010, Mr. Aiken has served as a Director of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers. Mr. Aiken also holds accounting and law degrees from Georgetown University. |
Jean Blackwell |
Ms. Jean S. Blackwell, Esq., is an Independent Director of the United Stationers Inc. since May 2007. Ms. Blackwell serves as a member of the Human Resources and Governance Committees. Ms. Blackwell served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Cummins Foundation and Executive Vice President, Corporate Responsibility of Cummins Inc., an engine manufacturer, from 2008 until her retirement in March 2013. From 2003 until her appointment in 2008, Ms. Blackwell served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Cummins. Ms. Blackwell also served as Vice President and General Counsel; Vice President, Human Resources; and Vice President, Cummins Business Services. Ms. Blackwell was appointed as Executive Vice President of Cummins in 2005. Prior to joining Cummins, Ms. Blackwell was a partner in the Indianapolis law firm of Bose McKinney & Evans and also worked for the State of Indiana as Budget Director and for the State Lottery Commission as Executive Director. She has also served as a director of The Phoenix Companies, a life insurance company. Ms. Blackwell holds a BA degree in economics from the College of William and Mary and a law degree (Cum Laude) from the University of Michigan. |
Roy Haley |
Mr. Roy W. Haley is an Independent Director of United Stationers Inc since March 1998. Mr. Haley serves as Chair of the Audit Committee. Until his retirement in May 2011, Mr. Haley served as the Executive Chairman of WESCO International, Inc. (“WESCO”) a wholesale supplier of electrical and other industrial supplies and services, and, until September 2009, was the Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining WESCO in February 1994, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of American General Corporation, one of the nation’s consumer financial services organizations. In addition to his service as a director of WESCO, Mr. Haley served as a director of Cambrex Corporation, a supplier of pharmaceutical and life science industry products and services, for twelve years until his retirement in April 2010. He also served as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland until his retirement in December 2010. Mr. Haley has a history of public company leadership with knowledge and operating experience in a distribution company as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of WESCO. This experience allows him to provide informed guidance and counsel regarding the operations and value proposition of a wholesale supplier supplemented with his direct knowledge of the Company’s lines of products. Mr. Haley serves as the Chair of the Company’s Audit Committee, which position he has held at the pleasure of the Board for the past 11 years, and served as the chair of the audit committee of Cambrex Corporation. Mr. Haley is also designated as one of the financial experts on the Company’s Audit Committee. Mr. Haley holds a Bachelor of Science in industrial management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
Susan Riley |
Ms. Susan J. Riley is Independent Director of United Stationers Inc. Ms. Riley is a member of the Audit and Finance Committees. Ms. Riley most recently served as the Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration of The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc., a children’s clothing and accessories retailer, from January 2007 to February 2011 and as interim Chief Financial Officer from January 2007 until December 2007 and as Chief Financial Officer beginning in August 2008. In her role as Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration she was the principal financial officer of The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. From April 2006 to January 2007, Ms. Riley served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. Previously she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Klinger Advanced Aesthetics, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Abercrombie & Fitch Company, Executive Vice President of Business and Finance of Mount Sinai Medical Center of New York, Vice President and Treasurer of Colgate-Palmolive Company, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dial Corporation and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Tambrands, Inc. Ms. Riley earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the Rochester Institute of Technology and an MBA from Pace University. |
Alexander Schmelkin |
Mr. Alexander M. Schmelkin is Independent Director of United Stationers Inc. Mr. Schmelkin is a member of the Human Resources and Technology Advisory Committees. Mr. Schmelkin is Co- Founder, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Alexander Interactive, a web design and engineering firm, and has held these positions since 2002. Before founding Alexander Interactive, Mr. Schmelkin co-founded New York-based Davanita Design, which was later acquired by Avatar Technology, where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York division. Mr. Schmelkin earned a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University. |
Stuart Taylor |
Mr. Stuart A. Taylor, II is Independent Director of United Stationers Inc. since December 2011. Mr. Taylor is Chair of the Finance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Taylor is Chief Executive Officer of The Taylor Group LLC, a private equity firm, and has been with The Taylor Group since 2002. Prior to founding The Taylor Group in 2002, Mr. Taylor was Senior Managing Director of Bear Stearns Companies Inc., a brokerage firm. Over a span of 19 years, Mr. Taylor served as Managing Director of CIBC World Markets (US), Managing Director, Automotive Industry Group, BT Alex Brown, Inc. of Bankers Trust Company and as Vice President, Corporate Finance Department of Morgan Stanley & Company, Inc. Mr. Taylor currently serves as a Director of Ball Corporation and Hillenbrand, Inc. Mr. Taylor has demonstrated leadership as a CEO and is a seasoned investment banker. Mr. Taylor holds an MBA in finance from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree from Yale University. |
Alex Zoghlin |
Mr. Alex D. Zoghlin is an Independent Director of the United Stationers Inc. Mr. Zoghlin serves as Chair of the Technology Advisory Committee and as a member of the Human Resources Committee. In March 2013, Mr. Zoghlin was appointed as the Global Head of Technology for Hyatt Hotels Corporation, a global hospitality company. Most recently, Mr. Zoghlin served as the Chief Executive Officer of VHT, Inc., a marketing services provider for the real estate industry, a position he held since 2009. He previously served on the Board from November of 2000 until May 2006. He resigned at that time to focus primarily on building G2 Switchworks, a Chicago-based travel/technology firm, where he was President and Chief Executive Officer until its change of ownership in 2008. He previously served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of neoVentures Inc., a venture capital investment company for emerging technology companies. Prior to that, he was Chief Technology Officer of Orbitz, LLC, a consumer-oriented travel industry portal backed by airline companies. Mr. Zoghlin has a history of demonstrated leadership in e-commerce and technology. |
Emma Gutheim |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Charles Crovitz |
-- |
Paul Phipps |
4,021,860 |
Fareed Khan |
1,577,560 |
Timothy Connolly |
1,314,610 |
Todd Shelton |
1,350,840 |
S. David Bent |
989,915 |
Eric Blanchard |
674,888 |
Barbara Kennedy |
-- |
Robert Aiken |
-- |
Jean Blackwell |
-- |
Roy Haley |
-- |
Susan Riley |
-- |
Alexander Schmelkin |
-- |
Stuart Taylor |
-- |
Alex Zoghlin |
-- |
Emma Gutheim |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Charles Crovitz |
0 | 0 |
Paul Phipps |
180,283 | 1,861,644 |
Fareed Khan |
0 | 0 |
Timothy Connolly |
0 | 0 |
Todd Shelton |
7,000 | 69,879 |
S. David Bent |
0 | 0 |
Eric Blanchard |
0 | 0 |
Barbara Kennedy |
0 | 0 |
Robert Aiken |
0 | 0 |
Jean Blackwell |
0 | 0 |
Roy Haley |
0 | 0 |
Susan Riley |
0 | 0 |
Alexander Schmelkin |
0 | 0 |
Stuart Taylor |
0 | 0 |
Alex Zoghlin |
0 | 0 |
Emma Gutheim |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
BLANCHARD ERIC A |
700 | $38.24 |
BLANCHARD ERIC A |
1,285 | $37.99 |
BLANCHARD ERIC A |
679 | $38.24 |
BLANCHARD ERIC A |
100 | $38.00 |
NICKEL KENNETH M |
6,231 | $37.56 |
NICKEL KENNETH M |
6,231 | $22.99 |
BLANCHARD ERIC A |
2,284 | $37.75 |
NICKEL KENNETH M |
700 | $22.99 |
NICKEL KENNETH M |
700 | $37.50 |
NICKEL KENNETH M |
9,602 | $37.50 |
NICKEL KENNETH M |
9,602 | $22.99 |
NICKEL KENNETH M |
563 | $23.29 |
NICKEL KENNETH M |
3,037 | $22.99 |
NICKEL KENNETH M |
3,600 | $37.50 |
NICKEL KENNETH M |
5,823 | $20.69 |
NICKEL KENNETH M |
21,230 | $37.51 |
NICKEL KENNETH M |
15,407 | $20.29 |
NICKEL KENNETH M |
13,621 | $37.52 |
NICKEL KENNETH M |
222 | $19.05 |
NICKEL KENNETH M |
13,399 | $20.69 |
CONNOLLY TIMOTHY P |
1,000 | $37.00 |
BLANCHARD ERIC A |
4,833 | $37.50 |
BARRETT PAUL J |
3,000 | $37.03 |
NICKEL KENNETH M |
3,778 | $37.36 |
PHIPPS PAUL CODY |
16,200 | $37.30 |
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