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Essendant has announced the retirement of CEO Harry Dochelli. In a social media post, the wholesaler said Dochelli had made the personal decision to retire after a 12-year tenure with the company and a successful career in the business products industry spanning more than 30 years. Dochelli – who is the current Spirit of Life

Essendant CEO Harry Dochelli gave an informative presentation at Independent Suppliers Group’s Industry Week event a couple of weeks ago. Although Dochelli wasn’t in New Orleans (LA) himself, he had recorded a presentation – now available online – which was shown to delegates during the event’s general session. Similar to his talk at Essendant’s virtual

US dealer organisation Independent Suppliers Group (ISG) has published a recap of its Industry Week ’23 event that took place in New Orleans (LA) earlier this month. Below, in italics, is an extract from ISG’s press release: ISG held a highly successful annual meeting for its members, suppliers and industry partners in New Orleans with

EVENT AGENDA SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2023 5.00pm Registration 6.00pm Drinks reception & welcome dinner at The Swissotel9.00pm Drinks in the bar MONDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2023 07.15am Registration and breakfast 08.15am Welcome and opening remarks from the Chair 08.30am The state of the Global Business Supplies industry The recently published OPI State of

The National Business Products Industry (NBPI) has raised another $15 million for City of Hope over the past year. The 2023 ACCOmplishing Hope fundraising campaign led by ACCO Brands’ CEO Boris Elisman crescendoed last Thursday at Navy Pier in Chicago (IL) for the annual Spirit of Life Gala, where a cheque was presented to the leading cancer

Four high-calibre speakers from the US business products sector have been confirmed for OPI’s Global Forum taking place in Chicago (IL) in November. A State of the Industry session on the first morning of the event will feature interviews with leaders from the large reseller, wholesaler and vendor channels, namely: David Centrella, EVP & President,

Towards the end of February, about 100 personalities from the – mostly US – business supplies industry came together in California for the 2023 City of Hope Tour, Golf Outing and Hall of Fame Dinner. They were a couple of days packed full of information, fundraising and networking. Some of our sector’s biggest names were

One of the brightest stars in our industry passed away last December. Jennifer Smith, CEO of Minnesota-based Innovative Office Solutions, will be very sorely missed, most of all by her husband Brooks, children Maxwell and Madison and their extended families. But the entire US business supplies sector – customers, suppliers, partners, competitors, employees – will

In a recent podcast, OPI CEO Steve Hilleard called 2022 a “chaotic” year for the business products sector. Few would argue with this description. As we kick off a new year, industry leaders will be hoping the budgets they have put in place will be met or exceeded over the coming months. Although, as we

Essendant President Harry Dochelli has been confirmed as the City of Hope 2024 Spirit of Life Honouree. Dochelli has been involved in the office products industry since 1987, when he joined Boise Cascade Office Products. He has been with Essendant (formerly United Stationers) for the past ten years and took over the leadership of the