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Staples, Inc. Appoints Amee Chande Senior Vice President of Strategy
Thursday 09. July 2009 - Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) today announced the appointment of Amee Chande as senior vice president of strategy, responsible for working with senior management to develop all elements of the companys global strategy. Chande reports to John Mahoney, Staples vice chairman and chief financial officer.
“Amee brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to Staples,” said Mahoney. “With her proven leadership skills, Amee will work closely with teams across Staples to build on our company-wide strategic plans.”
Chande joins Staples from Wal-Mart Stores where she served most recently as vice president of new business development and previously as vice president of healthcare strategy and communications. Prior to Wal-Mart, she was a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company where she worked with a broad range of retail and consumer goods companies in the US and internationally. Chande earned graduate degrees from Harvard Business School and the London School of Economics, and has lived and worked in Canada, the UK, Zimbabwe and Hong Kong.