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Steve Bowden, Vice President & General Manager
Steve came to the Stores Division Chicago headquarters from International Paper in Augusta, Georgia, where he had served as Mill Manager since 2004. Steve started his career in 1987 as a process engineer at the Moss Point Mill. He held various manufacturing and technical assignments at Moss Point including Manager of Finished Products and Manager of Technical Services. In 1999 Steve relocated to Memphis as Product Development Manager for Bleached Board, and by 2000 he assumed the duties of North American Business Manager for that division. An Auburn graduate with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Steve enjoys cycling, scuba diving and spending time with his wife and their three daughters.

Bob Smusz, Vice President, Operations
Bob Smusz came to Arvey Paper & Office Products from Federated Department Stores, where he was an Operations Manager. He then was hired as a Regional Manager for Arvey in 1991 and was promoted to Vice President of Operations for Arvey in 1994. In 1995 he became Arvey’s VP and General Manager and was promoted to Vice President of Retail Store Operations for the newly created ResourceNet International Stores Division. In 1999, he became the Vice President of Operations for the xpedx Stores Division. Bob enjoys golf, music and spending time with his grandchildren.

Mike Cape, Vice President, Marketing & Merchandising
Mike Cape brings over 25 years of business experience to the xpedx Stores Division. Mike began his career with xpedx in 2002 as Director of Store Operations for the Northeast group and was promoted to Vice President of Marketing and Merchandising in 2004. Prior to joining xpedx, Mike owned and operated his own Mexican food manufacturing company and also ran the national stores division for Georgia Pacific. He holds a B.S. degree in Business Management from Brenau University in Georgia.

Ed Goralski, Vice President, Finance
Ed Goralski joined the xpedx Stores Division in 2004 with over 17 years of experience in accounting and finance roles. Before joining xpedx Stores, he was the Controller at Archibald Candy Corporation (Fannie May Candies) in Chicago for 5 years. Prior to that, Ed held positions as Director of Accounting with Montgomery Ward, Sr. Manager of Financial Reporting with BT Office Products, and Audit Manager with Ernst & Young. Ed has a B.S. degree in Accounting from Bradley University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Linda Curtis, Director, Human Resources
A Chicago native, Linda Curtis has been with xpedx since 1997, starting as a Regional Training Manager responsible for establishing training functions. Joining the Stores Division in 2002, her current roles include managing HR responsibilities for three key regions, and serving on the stores’ leadership team, the corporate HR leadership team and the xpedx Training Council. Prior to xpedx, Linda worked at Household International as Manager of Management Development and Regional HR Manager. She has an undergraduate degree in Public Relations from Bradley University and is currently working on her graduate degree in Organizational Development from Benedictine University.