Proficiency Profiles

Details: 5 Jan 21; Updated: 6 Jan 21

OP legend Baitler
back on TOPS

Ex-SPLS leader returns to
help convert papermakers
into hygiene growth mkts

Private Equity firm Atlas Holdings hired OP legend Jay Baitler 8yrs ago to help direct & develop, under-invested legacy paper makers, into new use markets eg hygiene supplies. I first met 'Easy Rider' Jay back in the 80's at Summit (NYC) and followed his 18yrs success with Staples (B2B chief). We discuss progress and plans...

Details: 30 Nov 20; Updated: 30 Nov 20

TechData: Tale
of 2 situations

CEO Hume on life w/VC
Apollo v public market

Global #2 IT reseller Tech Data CEO Rich Hume discusses how he expects the takeover by vulture capitalist Apollo Global to "accelerate our future" through growth organically and via acquisition. Why didn't happen before?

Details: 15 Nov 20; Updated: 15 Nov 20

P&G's pursuit of
packaging ideals

'Holy Grail' recycling plans
toward carbon neutrality

Gian DeBelder, technical director for R&D packaging sustainability at Procter & Gamble spoke with Packaging News' Waqas Qureshi about sustainability, working with NGOs and the group’s 'Ambition 2030' renvironmental initiative. We review and discuss details....

Details: 14 Nov 20; Updated: 16 Nov 20

SCJ ceo's plastic
pollution progress

Hygiene giant commits
w/450 fellow eco warriors

SC Johnson, a $10Bn global powerhouse of consumer and professional cleaning brands, is making significant progress toward its 2025 targets to tackle plastic pollution. CEO Fisk Johson has made it his personal mission to symbolize the problem and the cure

Details: 11 Oct 20; Updated: 13 Oct 20

Filtering A i r

w/Fine Fellowes

The healthy shift from OP
to ergonomics & hygiene

The much admired, family owned Fellowes company, is the shining example of a progressive OP maker pivoting to productivity solutions. The Bankers Box core business has been overtaken by ergonomic furniture & air purifiers in its drive for workspace wellness & higher hygiene through Covid & beyond. We spoke with CEO John Fellowes in May; and now report on its record progress. Updated

Details: 20 Aug 20; Updated: 20 Aug 20

Raja's packaging
power passes $1B

Staples Europe acquisitions
+ 'Essentials' fuel growth

Raja Group, the European packaging and OP distributor, will report commendable growth this year in spite of Covid. We speak with CEO Danièle Kapel-Marcovici about progress with OP acquisitions from Staples, future organic growth plans and her women's rights foundation

Details: 18 Jul 20; Updated: 18 Jul 20

Beyond Electricals:
Wesco One Source

US #2/#3 distributor duo
forge #1 mega broadliner

Mega electricals distributor WESCO International's acquisition of major rival Anixter will have repercussions across all channels, not just electrical, according to an industry panel hosted by MDM last week. What are CEO John Engel's integration plans?

Details: 6 Jul 20; Updated: 7 Jul 20

How HP views
the future of print

CEO Lores looks at DaaS,
MPS, WFH & sustainability
and channel development

HP CEO Enrique Lores in an interview with CRN's Kyle Aspach stated "The ongoing emphasis on work-from-home (WFH) is continuing to create new growth opportunities for HP and its channel partners, including a re-imagining of managed print services (MPS) for home offices" We discuss the 9 Q&A's

Details: 13 May 20; Updated: 14 May 20

Clearing the Air
w/John Fellowes

The healthy shift from OP
to ergonomics & hygiene

Much admired family owned Fellowes company, is the shining example of a progressive OP maker shifting to productivity solutions, in the business supply market. The Bankers Box core business has now been overtaken by ergonomics, mobile accessories & air purifiers in its drive to workspace wellness & hygiene. We speak with CEO John Fellowes. Complete

Details: 14 Apr 20; Updated: 14 Apr 20

Unilever looks
Beyond Covid

Hygiene giant WFH chief
talks about his 4 priorities

On March 13th Alan Jope, Unilever CEO, the $60Bn consumer-goods conglomerate that makes everything from Dove soap to Knorr soup, ordered the firm’s 60,000 office workers in all countries bar China to work from home (WFH). Jope now a full WFHomer talks about tthe giant's priorities and the future beyond Covid

2020s Business
Supply Market
MEGATRENDS

......less Means More
P r o d u c t i v i t y

Power Productivity

or #OPocalypse?

Who will seize the single
source biz supply market?

Top Resellers Review

Progressives rally
to WFH/PPE call

Bigboxes, Leaders, Rising
Stars, laggards & Top Tips

Best Performers
Review of 2020

Leaders, brands, web,
products, productivity,
services, ads, greenest.
'Essentials' winners all

F r o s t B i t e s
Favourites 2020

Review of Best & Worst
critical events & stories

OP legend Baitler
back on TOPS

Ex-SPLS leader returns to
help convert papermakers
into hygiene growth mkts

TechData: Tale
of 2 situations

CEO Hume on life w/VC
Apollo v public market

P&G's pursuit of
packaging ideals

'Holy Grail' recycling plans
toward carbon neutrality

SCJ ceo's plastic
pollution progress

Hygiene giant commits
w/450 fellow eco warriors

Filtering A i r

w/Fine Fellowes

The healthy shift from OP
to ergonomics & hygiene

Raja's packaging
power passes $1B

Staples Europe acquisitions
+ 'Essentials' fuel growth

Beyond Electricals:
Wesco One Source

US #2/#3 distributor duo
forge #1 mega broadliner

How HP views
the future of print

CEO Lores looks at DaaS,
MPS, WFH & sustainability
and channel development

Clearing the Air
w/John Fellowes

The healthy shift from OP
to ergonomics & hygiene

Unilever looks
Beyond Covid

Hygiene giant WFH chief
talks about his 4 priorities

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2020s BusinessSupply MarketMEGATRENDS

......less Means More P r o d u c t i v i t y

Power Productivity

or #OPocalypse?

Who will seize the singlesource biz supply market?

Top Resellers Review

Progressives rallyto WFH/PPE call

Bigboxes, Leaders, RisingStars, laggards & Top Tips

Best PerformersReview of 2020

Leaders, brands, web,products, productivity,services, ads, greenest.'Essentials' winners all

F r o s t B i t e s Favourites 2020

Review of Best & Worst critical events & stories

OP legend Baitler back on TOPS

Ex-SPLS leader returns tohelp convert papermakers into hygiene growth mkts

TechData: Tale of 2 situations

CEO Hume on life w/VC Apollo v public market

P&G's pursuit of packaging ideals

'Holy Grail' recycling plans toward carbon neutrality

SCJ ceo's plastic pollution progress

Hygiene giant commits w/450 fellow eco warriors

Filtering A i r

w/Fine Fellowes

The healthy shift from OPto ergonomics & hygiene

Raja's packaging power passes $1B

Staples Europe acquisitions + 'Essentials' fuel growth

Beyond Electricals:Wesco One Source

US #2/#3 distributor duoforge #1 mega broadliner

How HP viewsthe future of print

CEO Lores looks at DaaS, MPS, WFH & sustainability and channel development

Clearing the Air w/John Fellowes

The healthy shift from OP to ergonomics & hygiene

Unilever looksBeyond Covid

Hygiene giant WFH chief talks about his 4 priorities

More Articles ...

FREE PP NEWS

Member Login

2020s Business
Supply Market
MEGATRENDS

......less Means More
P r o d u c t i v i t y

Who will seize the single
source biz supply market?

Progressives rally
to WFH/PPE call

Bigboxes, Leaders, Rising
Stars, laggards & Top Tips

Best Performers
Review of 2020

Leaders, brands, web,
products, productivity,
services, ads, greenest.
'Essentials' winners all

F r o s t B i t e s
Favourites 2020

Review of Best & Worst
critical events & stories

OP legend Baitler
back on TOPS

Ex-SPLS leader returns to
help convert papermakers
into hygiene growth mkts

TechData: Tale
of 2 situations

CEO Hume on life w/VC
Apollo v public market

P&G's pursuit of
packaging ideals

'Holy Grail' recycling plans
toward carbon neutrality

SCJ ceo's plastic
pollution progress

Hygiene giant commits
w/450 fellow eco warriors

The healthy shift from OP
to ergonomics & hygiene

Raja's packaging
power passes $1B

Staples Europe acquisitions
+ 'Essentials' fuel growth

Beyond Electricals:
Wesco One Source

US #2/#3 distributor duo
forge #1 mega broadliner

How HP views
the future of print

CEO Lores looks at DaaS,
MPS, WFH & sustainability
and channel development

Clearing the Air
w/John Fellowes

The healthy shift from OP
to ergonomics & hygiene

Unilever looks
Beyond Covid

Hygiene giant WFH chief
talks about his 4 priorities