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School Specialty Announces the Appointment of Industry Veteran Edward J. Carr, Jr. as Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer
School Specialty Announces the Appointment of Industry Veteran Edward J. Carr, Jr. as Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nGREENVILLE, Wis., Jan. 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) (\"School Specialty\" or \"the Company\"), a leading distributor of supplies, furniture and both supplemental and curriculum products to the education marketplace, today announced that Edward (\"Ed\") J. Carr, Jr. has joined the Company as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer, effective immediately.\n\n\tCommenting on today's announcement, Joseph M. Yorio, President and Chief Executive Officer stated, \"I've known Ed for almost 15 years and had the privilege of working with him while at Corporate Express. He's one of the best in the business, having succeeded in every position he's been in, and is 100% results-driven. Our organization will greatly benefit from his leadership, knowledge and team-building approach, especially as we move towards a one-company model, with Distribution/Supplies and Curriculum Sales under one roof. He has worked in Distribution companies and held sales, marketing and management roles throughout his career, and he understands what it takes to be successful and win. He has also worked with other senior leaders within our Company such as Todd Shaw and Joe Geltz, and we are all happy to have him onboard as we look to grow our business and deliver for our customers.\"\n\n\tMr. Carr most recently served as Corporate Vice President of Sales with Reinhart Foodservice (RFS), LLC, a multi-billion dollar foodservice distribution company. RFS has over 30 distribution centers serving independent and chain restaurants, schools and healthcare facilities throughout the U.S. In his position, he was responsible for managing the Company's largest customer accounts and developing and overseeing the national go-to-market strategy and sales force.  Ed served as the RFS Board member on the Boards of Directors for the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) and the Distribution Market Advantage (DMA).  Prior to Reinhart Foodservice, he spent 7 ½ years with Nicholas and Company, an independent food service distributor, where he served as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing.  Ed was responsible for all strategies related to account acquisition, retention and penetration. He oversaw and led all sales initiatives and was successful in driving...