Essendant has announced the retirement of CEO Harry Dochelli. In a social media post, the wholesaler said Dochelli had made the personal decision to retire after a 12-year tenure with the company and a successful career in the business products industry spanning more than 30 years. Dochelli – who is the current Spirit of Life
The National Business Products Industry (NBPI) has raised another $15 million for City of Hope over the past year. The 2023 ACCOmplishing Hope fundraising campaign led by ACCO Brands’ CEO Boris Elisman crescendoed last Thursday at Navy Pier in Chicago (IL) for the annual Spirit of Life Gala, where a cheque was presented to the leading cancer
Georgia-Pacific (GP) exec Scott Light has announced he is retiring after 25 years with the company. Light currently leads GP’s Packaging & Cellulose segment, which includes the paperboard, corrugated and cellulose pulp businesses, a position he has occupied since 2017. Prior to that, he served as President of GP Pro & Communication Papers as well
Essendant President Harry Dochelli has been confirmed as the City of Hope 2024 Spirit of Life Honouree. Dochelli has been involved in the office products industry since 1987, when he joined Boise Cascade Office Products. He has been with Essendant (formerly United Stationers) for the past ten years and took over the leadership of the
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This week’s episode of OPI Talk features two guests: Greg Gibson, VP and General Manager, North American Papers at International Paper, and Matt Dodd, Senior Executive Director of Corporate Philanthropy at City of Hope.
Gibson is this year’s National Business Products Industry’s Spirit of Life Honouree, spearheading the 2021 Sustain Hope campaign. NBPI has been supporting City of Hope for over 40 years, raising more than $220 million during that time.
This fundraising campaign has been like no other, of course, with so many physical events cancelled. One of these is the City of Hope medical research centre campus tour, typically held in February. As Dodd explains, this is being replaced by a Virtual Tour in mid-June, preceded by a final push for the NBPI’s personal giving campaign.