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Charles Brown joined Office Depot in May 1998 as Senior Vice President, Finance and Controller. In October 2001, he was promoted to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and once again in 2005, he was promoted to President, International for the Company. In his newly expanded role, Charles will have overall responsibility for all operations outside of North America. This includes existing company-owned operations in Europe and Japan and joint venture or license agreements in seven other countries. Prior to joining Office Depot, Charles spent two years at Denny’s, Inc., where he was their Senior VP, Chief Financial Officer. Earlier in his career, he had spent 20 years at Aramark Corporation, PepsiCo and KPMG, where he held various senior level financial positions. He holds a degree in Management Science from Duke University and is a CPA. | 