Boca Raton, FL — Office Depot has named Kevin Peters as president, North America. He joined the company nearly 4 years ago as executive vice president, supply chain.
Boca Raton, FL — Office Depot has named Kevin Peters president, North America, a new position combining the company’s previous North American Retail (NAR) and North American Business Solutions (BSD) divisions. Peters, who previously served as president, North American Retail, will continue to report to Neil Austrian, chairman and CEO.
In this new role, Peters will be responsible for all customer-facing sales channels (retail, contract, direct and e-commerce) and P&L in North America.
Peters joined Office Depot as executive vice president, supply chain, in October 2007 and was appointed executive vice president, supply chain and information technology in March 2009. He was named president, North American Retail, in April 2010. In that role, he was responsible for Stores, Merchandising, Real Estate & Construction, and Supply Chain.
Prior to joining Office Depot, Peters spent 5 years in management roles at W.W. Grainger, including senior vice president, supply chain and merchandising, with responsibility for store operations.