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Carol Butler, Vice President & General Manager – xpedx Stores, Saalfeld Redistribution
Carol Butler joined Saalfeld Redistribution in July 2006 as Vice President and General Manager. In April 2010, she was named Vice President and General Manager of xpedx Stores. Carol, who recently celebrated her 28-year anniversary with International Paper, has held various management positions, including General Manager of Masonite Europe, and General Manager for Pressure Sensitive Papers. She started her career at IP as a Process Engineer. Carol holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Memphis. Carol and her husband Neal reside in Newport, Ky., with their two cats – Maeve and Cuchulain. She is very involved in her community through her efforts with Dress for Success, a nonprofit group dedicated to improving the lives of women through professional clothing, employment retention programs and ongoing support. Through her efforts, International Paper, xpedx and Saalfeld are leading sponsors of the Dress for Success Corporate Guild, which provides a networking opportunity for female executives in the area. Carol promotes the good work of the Dress for Success internally, and engages many to get involved.Carol is also a member of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, having completed its Leadership Cincinnati program, which provides leaders a broad view of civic leadership through direct contact with the spectrum of institutions and people that keep Cincinnati
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Bob Smusz, Vice President, Operations
Bob 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.

Gerard Vail, Vice President, Marketing & Merchandising
Gerard brings over 25 years of paper and printing experience to the xpedx Stores Division.  Having grown up as a printer in his family’s trade shop, Gerard began running presses at an early age, learning typesetting, pre-press and bindery.  After college, he worked for Regency and divisions of Taylor Corp., one of the country’s largest printers, eventually advancing to sales manager.  Gerard then took a position as National Sales Manager for a large paper merchant, advancing to Vice President of Sales.  Gerard brings the xpedx stores great industry relationships, a vast knowledge of digital printing and product information.  Gerard’s strategic marketing efforts are driven from a steadfast belief in customer focused initiatives.  In his spare time Gerard enjoys spending time with his two son’s Brett and AJ.

Ed Goralski, Vice President, Finance
Ed 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.

Tim Broderick, Director, Sales
Tim joined the xpedx stores division in 2007 after a 22 year career with Appleton Papers.  While there, he held various sales and marketing positions in the carbonless business unit including Field Sales Rep, Product Manager, Marketing Manager and National Account Manager.  In his role as National Account Manager, he was responsible for the xpedx carbonless business and forged strong relationships within during that time.  When a Regional Sales Manager position became available at the store division, he jumped at the chance and now serves as Director of Sales for the division.  He holds a degree from UW Eau Claire and a Masters Degree from UW Oshkosh.  Tim is a "gym rat" and enjoys working out, jet skiing and spending time with his 3 kids and wife.

Jolinda Young, Director, Human Resources
A native of Kansas City, Jolinda started her career with xpedx in 1999 as a Group Human Resources Manager. Since 2001, Jolinda served as Regional Human Resources Manager for the South Central Region, and recently joined the Stores Division in November 2008.  Jolinda also shares her time servicing the Saalfeld Redistribution organization as Human Resources Manager . Prior to xpedx, Jolinda worked for Alfa-Laval Agri (owned by Tetra Pak) as Director of Human Resources for 13 years. She has an undergraduate degree in Management and Human Relations from MidAmerica Nazarene College, and received her MBA from Walden University.