ACCO BRANDS : Announces Organizational Changes
01/10/2011| 04:35pm US/Eastern
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ACCO Brands Corporation (NYSE: ABD), a world leader in select categories
of branded office products, today announced that Thomas W. Tedford has
been promoted to executive vice president and president, ACCO Brands
Americas, effective immediately. Tedford will have responsibility for
the company's sales, marketing and operations in the United States,
Canada, and Latin America. He replaces Boris Elisman, who was named
president and chief operating officer of ACCO Brands Corporation in
December 2010.
Tedford was previously senior vice president, Global Marketing. Before
joining ACCO Brands in early 2010, he was group vice president for
Client Services at APAC Customer Services, which provides high-volume
telephone-based sales, marketing and customer management services to
large companies. He also served in increasingly responsible sales and
sales leadership positions in the Business Services Division of Office
Depot, and was director of new business development and strategy at the
Sam's Club division of Walmart. He will continue to report to Elisman in
his new role.
?Tom Tedford brings a track record of success in sales, marketing, and
general management from Office Products and Consumer Retail industries,?
said Elisman. ?I have full confidence in his ability to continue to
service our customers and drive profitable growth of our Americas
business.?
In addition, the company has consolidated product marketing, design and
development, and sourcing responsibilities under one executive, Thomas
H. Shortt, and named him executive vice president and president of
Product Strategy and Development, effective immediately. He had
previously been executive vice president and Chief Strategy and Supply
Chain Officer. Shortt will also continue to report to Elisman.
?Tom Shortt has made great improvements in our supply chain and sourcing
functions,? said Elisman. ?Under his leadership, I know we will further
improve the efficiency of our supply chain and the effectiveness of our
product development process.?
About ACCO Brands
ACCO Brands Corporation is a world leader in select categories of
branded office products. Its industry-leading brands include Day-Timer®,
Swingline®, Kensington®, Quartet®, GBC®, Rexel, NOBO, and Wilson Jones®,
among others.
ACCO Brands Corporation
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