
	Mike Newman was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in August 2008. Mike came to Office Depot from Dallas-based Platinum Research Organization, where he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer until March 2008.

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	Mike&rsquo;s 30 years of financial experience includes CFO positions at Radio Shack, Intimate Brands, and Hussmann International (which was acquired by Ingersoll-Rand in 2000). He also spent 17 years at General Electric in a variety of management roles both in the United States and Europe. Additionally, Mike has worked on several start-up retail concepts and private equity transactions.

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	Mike holds a BA in Economics from Amherst College.
