With the goal of growing its North American business, Office Depot has made several moves within its senior executive ranks.
Steve Calkins has been named president, business solutions division, focused on serving Office Depot’s B2B customers. With Office Depot since 2003, Calkins has been the company’s evp/chief legal officer since 2016. He has held various executive leadership roles in operations for more than five years, including responsibility for the company’s contract sales business and Canadian operations.
Troy Rice has been named president, retail division, focusing on the company’s B2C customers. With a background of nearly 30 years in the retail industry, Rice will maintain responsibility for setting the strategic direction of the company’s retail offerings while transforming the customer experience. In addition, he will oversee the copy and print business. Rice was previously evp/chief operating officer and has been with Office Depot since 2014. Prior to joining Office Depot, Rice held various executive leadership roles with Toys “R” Us and The Home Depot.
“With our company’s revenue evenly split between the retail and delivery businesses, it is imperative that we have strong leadership to meet our customer needs in both of these key business segments,” said Gerry Smith, chief executive officer for Office Depot. “Both Steve and Troy have significant experience leading these businesses which will allow us to better leverage our integrated multi-channel business model and continue to execute against our strategic initiatives.”
Additionally, Michael Allison, formerly evp/chief people officer, has assumed the new role of evp/chief administrative officer. He has been with Office Depot since 2006.
Kevin Moffitt, currently svp/e-commerce, will assume the expanded role of chief digital officer, leading e-commerce and all digital-related activities for the company. Moffitt has been with the company since 2012.
In addition, John Gannfors has joined Office Depot as evp/transformation and strategic sourcing. Rounding out the company’s executive team are Stephen Hare, evp/chief financial officer, and Timothy Beauchamp, evp/supply chain.
