DEERFIELD, Ill., April 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- United
Stationers Inc. (NASDAQ: USTR) announced today that Janet Zelenka has been appointed to senior vice
president and chief information officer, effective immediately.
"Janet has proven her transformational leadership skills in
leading the transition of our office supply and janitorial
businesses to a common operating and information technology
platform," said P. Cody Phipps,
president and chief executive officer. "As we look to the
future, we will need this leadership capability in guiding our
information technology shared service organization. I am very
pleased that Janet will take on this strategic and critical role
and continue to lead the transition to a common platform."
Ms. Zelenka joined the company in 2006 as vice president and
general auditor and has held several key management positions,
including vice president of finance and margin management.
Prior to joining the company, Janet held executive positions at
SBC-Ameritech (now AT&T) including vice president–information
technology and chief financial officer-information
technology.
Company Overview
United Stationers Inc. is a leading supplier of workplace
essentials, with 2014 net sales of $5.3
billion. The company stocks a broad assortment of over
160,000 items, including technology products, traditional office
products, janitorial and breakroom supplies, office furniture,
industrial supplies, and automotive aftermarket tools. The
Company's network of 77 distribution centers allows it to deliver
these products to approximately 30,000 reseller customers. One of
the Company's wholly owned subsidiaries is an online retailer which
sells direct to end consumers. This network, combined with United's
breadth and depth of inventory, enables the Company to ship most
products overnight to more than ninety percent of the U.S. and
major cities in Mexico and
Canada. For more information,
visit unitedstationers.com.
United Stationers common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global
Select Market under the symbol USTR.
For Further Information Contact:
Cody Phipps
President and Chief Executive Officer
or
Todd Shelton
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(847) 627-7000
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