Corporate Express Canada Names Jeffrey Crump Vice President, Merchandising

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Corporate Express, Inc., a Buhrmann company , announced today that Jeffrey Crump has been named Vice President, Merchandising, for Corporate Express Canada.

Corporate Express is one of the world's largest business-to-business suppliers of essential office, facilities, furniture and computer products and services with 2005 sales of approximately $4.6 billion in North America.

In his new capacity, Crump will be responsible for all of Corporate Express Canada's merchandising activities including managing relationships with suppliers and global sourcing initiatives.

"Corporate Express is dedicated to increasing our presence in our Canadian Market," said Ron Lalla, Executive Vice President of Global Merchandising for Corporate Express. "And Jeffrey's experience in conceiving and executing merchandising strategies aligns with our commitment to creating a world-class customer experience for all of our customers."

Crump comes to Corporate Express with more than 20 years of retail merchandising and management experience. Crump has worked predominantly within the office supplies sector of the retail industry, as well as IT/Consumer Electronics distribution and soft-line retail. Crump was most recently the Director of the Consumer Markets Division of Ingram Micro, and was previously the Director of Merchandising and Operations for Office Depot.

About Corporate Express

Corporate Express, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Buhrmann, NV , an international business services and distribution group. Buhrmann is a leading global supplier of office products and graphic systems for the business market. Corporate Express' product offering includes office and computer supplies, imaging and computer graphics supplies, office furniture, document and print management, desktop software, promotional products, and other similar products. Corporate Express has operations in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. Through exclusive strategic partnerships, Corporate Express can deliver product to China, Finland, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, Switzerland and Taiwan. Corporate Express' North American operations have more than 200 facilities, including 38 distribution centers, and the Company employs 10,775 people. The Company's Web site address is http://www.corporateexpress.com/.