CEO Steve Odland has been the chief executive officer of Office Depot Inc since 2005. He is 47 years old. Follow Mr. Odland and Office Depot Inc in the news and blogs or share your own opinion about the company and its leadership.
CEOs say "how you treat a waiter can predict a lot about character". By Del Jones, USA TODAY Office Depot CEO Steve Odland remembers like it was yesterday working in an upscale French restaurant in Denver. The purple sorbet in cut glass he was serving tumbled onto the expensive white gown of an obviously rich and important woman. "I watched in slow motion ruining her dress for the evening," Odland says. "I thought I would be shot on sight." Thirty years have passed, but Odland can't get the... Read Full Story
Michelle Leder of footnoted.org has done it again. By examining a company's SEC filings she has come up with "news". Earlier today Ms. Leder put out a blog on her examination of Office Depot's 10k. Yesterday Office Depot ODP (NYSE) announced the departure of its CFO, Patricia McKay. In the company release the firm stated, Office Depot is announcing that its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Patricia A. McKay, is leaving the Company effective March 1, 2008. Charles E. Brown... Read Full Story
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