UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):  April 17, 2015

 

UNITED STATIONERS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

0-10653

 

36-3141189

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

One Parkway North Blvd.

Suite 100

Deerfield, Illinois

 

60015-2559

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (847) 627-7000

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

United Stationers Inc. (the “Registrant”) announced that effective April 17, 2015, Timothy P. Connolly, age 51, was promoted to serve as the Registrant’s Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Connolly will hold such office until his successor is appointed and qualified or until his earlier removal or resignation.

Mr. Connolly joined the Registrant in August, 2003 as Regional Vice-President, Operations-Midwest.  He served as Vice President Field Operations Supply and Facility Engineering from February to December 2006, as Senior Vice President, Operations from December 2006 until January 2011, as President, Operations and Logistics Services from January 2011 to October 2013, and as President, Business Transformation and Supply Chain since October 2013.

Mr. Connolly is a party to an Executive Employment Agreement with the Registrant, the form of which has been described in, and filed as an exhibit to, the Registrant’s prior SEC filings.

A Press Release announcing the promotion of Mr. Connolly to Chief Operating Officer of the Registrant is attached as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

 

 

 

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

 

 

99.1*

  

Press Release, dated April 17, 2015, announcing the promotion of Timothy P. Connolly to Chief Operating Officer.

 

*

Filed herewith.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.  

 

 

UNITED STATIONERS INC.

Date:  April 20, 2015

 

/s/Eric A. Blanchard

 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 



 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

  

news release

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Offices

One Parkway North Blvd.

Suite 100

Deerfield, IL 60015-2559

  

For Further Information Contact:

 

Cody Phipps

President and Chief Executive Officer

        or

Todd Shelton

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

United Stationers Inc.

(847) 627-7000

 

UNITED STATIONERS ANNOUNCES

CONNOLLY APPOINTED AS COO

 

DEERFIELD, Ill., April 17, 2015 – United Stationers Inc. (NASDAQ: USTR) announced today that Timothy P. Connolly has been promoted to the position of chief operating officer, effective immediately. He will continue to report to P. Cody Phipps, president and chief executive officer.

“Tim has led our office supply and janitorial businesses for the past two years,” said Mr. Phipps. “He has an outstanding track record of delivering results and has consistently demonstrated strong operating leadership.  Tim has effectively overseen our initiative to combine these businesses and deliver an improved customer experience and operating cost savings.  He has also been an inspirational leader of our purpose-driven culture.  In his new role, Tim will bring his execution leadership to the entire enterprise and accelerate our progress toward the goal of becoming the fastest and most convenient solution for workplace essentials.  With Tim driving day-to-day execution, this will allow me to focus additional attention on our key strategies to win online, drive industrial growth and diversify into higher growth and higher margin channels and categories.”    

Mr. Connolly was most recently the company’s president, business transformation and supply chain and, prior to that, had held various managerial positions since his arrival in August 2003.  Before joining the company, Tim was regional vice president for Cardinal Health where he directed operations, sales, human resources, finance, and customer service for a $1.2 billion pharmaceutical division.  

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.

 

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