Donald Ralph, SVP of Logistics,

Staples, Inc.

Biography:

Mr. Ralph is Senior Vice President of Logistics for Staples, the world’s largest office products company and is based in the firm’s headquarters in Framingham, MA.  Staples conducts retail and B2B operations in 22 countries in North and South America, Europe and Asia.

Mr. Ralph’s areas of responsibility include overseeing Staples’ Fulfillment, Transportation, Inventory Management and International Logistics operations, as well as, its Planning & Engineering, Logistics Strategy, Project Management, Wholesaler and Merchandise Operations functions.  Staples logistics network currently comprises over 14 million square feet of infrastructure.

At Staples, Mr. Ralph has restructured both the Delivery and Retail logistics networks and developed a supply chain team that many consider best in the office products industry.

Prior to joining Staples, Mr. Ralph developed an extensive supply chain and operating background while spending 27 years in the Department Store business, sixteen (16) with Federated Department Stores and eleven (11) with The May Department Stores Company.  His positions included Vice President of Logistics and Senior Vice President of Operations.

Mr. Ralph is a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, the Supply Chain Executive Board and a Vice-Chairman of the Distribution Business Management Association.  He currently serves on Northeastern University’s Board of Visitors for The College of Business Administration and its Supply Chain Advisory Board.  He is a former Director of Filene’s Federal Credit Union and the Massachusetts Bay Community College Foundation.  Mr. Ralph holds a BLS in Economics from Boston University.  He has been a guest lecturer at Dartmouth’s Amos Tuck School of Business, Boston University and Northeastern University.

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