OfficeMax appoints two to lead Contract organization

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NAPERVILLE — OfficeMax Incorporated appointed Mike MacDonald as executive vice president and president of the global contract organization and Steve Mongeau as senior vice president of sales and growth initiatives.

MacDonald will report to Ravi Saligram, president and CEO of OfficeMax, and will be responsible for all aspects of the global Contract business P&L. Mongeau will report to MacDonald and will spearhead initiatives to enhance the company’s proposition for small to mid-market customers and the sales aspects of growth opportunities such as print services and solutions.

In addition, the OfficeMax Contract leadership team, including the field sales and vertical leaders, functional heads and the leaders of the customer service operations team and the Australia/New Zealand and Canada business will report to MacDonald. He will also oversee OfficeMax’s relationship in Europe with Lyreco to serve OfficeMax’s global customers.

“The appointment of these two strong leaders to our Contract business is an exciting and pivotal move as we drive innovation and expand our offerings to targeted segments of our business customers,” said Saligram.

MacDonald has more than 30 years of experience at Xerox Corporation in general management, sales and marketing leadership roles.  His last 10 years of experience includes serving as president of North America, where he had P&L responsibility for all products, services and solutions sold by the direct sales force representing about $6.5 billion in revenue, president of marketing operations and global accounts; and most recently corporate senior vice president of operational effectiveness.  He also served on the company’s strategy committee.  He currently serves as lead director for PAETEC Holding Corporation and is a director of Medifast, Inc.  He is a graduate of Rutgers University.

Mongeau has experience in driving sales efforts for office solutions and leading small businesses.  He was most recently chief executive officer of Pietzo Hybrid Electric Bikes in Bedford, Mass., and before that, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Eduventures, Inc. in Boston.  He previously spent 14 years with Staples, Inc., including serving as senior vice president of Staples Business Advantage where he drove significant growth.  He was also vice president of sales and marketing for Staples Direct, where he helped develop and grow a direct/delivery model for small business customers.  He is a graduate of Cornell University and serves as chair of the board of directors for Samaritans of greater Boston.