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About the Company

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.

About the Person

Tim O'Hara is Chief Technology Officer at United Stationers Inc. Previously, Tim was Subsidiary Information Officer and Vice President, IT Enterprise Applications at United Stationers Inc. Tim has earned his BS degree in Maths from Illinois State University.