Boca Raton, Fla. — The ODP Corporation, a leading provider of business services, products and digital workplace technology solutions through an integrated B2B distribution platform with an online presence and approximately 1,100 stores, has confirmed that its board of directors has received a proposal from USR Parent, Inc. (Staples), the parent company of Staples and a portfolio company of Sycamore Partners, to acquire the company’s consumer business for $1 billion in cash. Last month, the company announced a plan to separate into two independent, publicly-traded companies, each with a unique …
The ODP Corporation
Boca Raton, Fla. — The ODP Corporation has hired Prentis Wilson to further drive the company’s digital transformation, leading a new technology business focused on transforming B2B sourcing, purchasing and supply chain for suppliers and buyers. Wilson spent almost 8 years at Amazon.com, Inc., where he launched Amazon Business and grew it to over $10 billion in annual sales. Prior to joining Amazon, he held senior operations and B2B procurement roles at Cisco Systems, Inc. and Honeywell International, Inc. Most recently, he was the president of Boxed.com, a wholesale technology …