Monday, June 13, 2011

LQ Advisory Board Announcement


LQ is pleased to announce that Larry Hartley has accepted LQ’s invitation to join its Advisory Board

Larry Hartley is Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Operations for OfficeMax.  He is responsible for all warehouse and transportation operations in the US.  He started with OfficeMax in 1998 as Operations Manager and was later promoted to Director, Inventory Management, and Vice President, Logistics.  Prior to joining OfficeMax, Mr. Hartley worked for McMaster-Carr Supply Company in warehouse, purchasing and project management roles.  Before joining McMaster-Carr, Mr. Hartley was Director of Industrial Engineering for Simon and Schuster.  Prior to Simon and Schuster, he held analyst and consulting roles at BASF and Anderson Consulting.

Mr. Hartley received a BS with distinction in mechanical engineering from Cornell University in 1987.  In 1988 he received an MBA with distinction from the Johnson School at Cornell University.

He serves on the board for the Quad County Urban League and is a member of the Werner Transportation Customer Advisory Council.

As Mr. Hartley will be replacing Reuben Slone, Executive Vice President, OfficeMax, LQ’s editors would like to take this opportunity to recognize and express our appreciation to Reuben for his important contributions to LQ in his role as an Advisory Board member for the past two years.

About OfficeMax
OfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE: OMX) is a leader in both business-to-business office products solutions and retail office products. The OfficeMax mission is simple. We help our customers do their best work. The company provides office supplies and paper, in-store print and document services through OfficeMax ImPress®, technology products and solutions, and furniture to consumers and to large, medium and small businesses. OfficeMax customers are served by approximately 32,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs, e-commerce and nearly 1,000 stores. To find the nearest OfficeMax, call 1-877-OFFICEMAX. For more information, visit http://www.officemax.com/.

LQ's Board
As a resource for logisticians, academics and executives in other disciplines in the United States and Canada, LQ offers ideas for leadership in logistics, supply chain management and transportation, and provides a unique bridge between business, academia and practitioners. LQ’s Advisory Board and contributors afford authoritative thinking on the complex and fast-changing work of the logistics and supply chain management business - with a unique focus on best practices in the United States and Canada. LQ's Board plays a pivotal role in providing direction for LQ Magazine and LQ’s bi-annual Symposiums. To register to attend LQ’s July 14th Summer Symposium, please visit: http://www.LQsummit.com