Corporate Express announced today the appointment of Peter Damman as President Corporate Express Europe, with immediate effect.
Peter Damman (1962) was born in the Netherlands. He studied law as well as International Economics at the University of Utrecht. After graduating, he has been working for Internatio-Muller, Van Dorp Group and, including recently as Vice President European merchandising at Office Depot.
Mr. Damman has held a number of senior commercial management positions with Office Depot; among other things he has been responsible for the European roll-out of Viking Direct. He also set up the global merchandising team, developed a global supplier strategy and rolled out the Office Depot private brand strategy.
Mr. Damman has broad experience of all aspects of the sales and marketing functions after a career in the office products industry spanning over 20 years. He is well known in the European office products industry and a frequent contributor to industry conferences and publications.
Peter Ventress, CEO of Corporate Express, commented: “I am delighted with Peter Damman joining Corporate Express and taking over from me as President CE Europe. With 20 years of experience within all areas of our industry, he is well-equipped to further build on the sound foundations we have laid to grow our European business. I welcome him to our new Executive Management Group where his broad international experience will be most valuable.”