Michael Rowsey began his career with Boise Office Solutions in 1979 as a sales trainee. Since that time, he has held several positions within the business, culminating in a 13-year tenure as general manager of Boise Office Solutions’ central region.
In 1992, Mr. Rowsey served as president and COO of Associated Stationers, which was formed as a result of a buyout of Boise’s wholesale office products distribution business. When American Stationers and United Stationers merged in 1995, Mr. Rowsey became executive vice president of sales and operations of United Stationers, where he also served on its board of directors.
Mr. Rowsey returned to Boise Office Solutions in 2000, where he served as division vice president until 2001, when he was promoted to division senior vice president of logistics and strategic planning. The Boise Cascade Corporation acquired OfficeMax in 2003, and in 2004 Mr. Rowsey was promoted to president of the contract division.
Mr. Rowsey has a B.S. in zoology (1975) from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, and completed the Northwestern University advanced executive program in 1987.
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