Brian T Light

Mr. Light is Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Staples, Inc., an office products company. In his current position, which he has served in since November 2005, he leads the Information Systems function supporting Staples corporate, U.S. retail and North American delivery operations. He also served as Executive Vice President/Senior Vice President and CIO for Staples from 1998 to 2002. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Light served as Executive Vice President, Business Delivery for Staples. In this position, he led the public catalog and e-commerce business for Staples in the U.S. and Canada. He also led Staples' New Business Development organization, identifying growth vehicles and partnership opportunities. Before joining Staples, Mr. Light was employed from 1986 through 1998 by Accenture, most recently as an Associate Partner with specialization in the consumer packaged goods industry. He has served as a director of the Company since July 2005.