ACCO Brands names Deborah A. O'Connor as CFO

LAKE ZURICH - ACCO Brands Corp. said Deborah A. O'Connor has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective April 4.

"Deb is an experienced chief financial officer with a track record of delivering value with deep operational, industry, mergers and acquisitions, international and public company accounting experience," said Boris Elisman, ACCO Brands chairman and chief executive officer. "We're excited to have her join ACCO Brands and help lead our transformation to a faster growing brand-, consumer- and technology-centric company."

O'Connor was president and chief financial officer of True Value Co., a wholesaler and distributor of home improvement and hardware products, from 2020 to 2021, having previously served as its senior vice president and chief financial officer from 2015 to 2020.

Prior to joining True Value, she served in various executive capacities at Office Max/Office Depot, an office supply distributor and retailer, including senior vice president of Integration at Office Depot, interim chief financial officer at OfficeMax, and senior vice president and chief accounting officer at OfficeMax. Prior to OfficeMax, O'Connor served in senior financial roles at ServiceMaster.

O'Connor will succeed Neal Fenwick, whose upcoming retirement was announced by the company in February.

ACCO Brands is one of the world's largest designers, marketers and manufacturers of branded academic, consumer and business products. Its brands include Mead, Swingline and Artline.