United Stationers Industrial Supplies Business President Departs

United Stationers Inc. has announced that Larry D. Davis, president of ORS Nasco, the company's industrial supplies division, will be leaving the company.

DEERFIELD, Ill. /PRNewswire/ -- United Stationers Inc. (NASDAQ: USTR), a leading supplier of business essentials in North America, has announced that Larry D. Davis, president of ORS Nasco, the company's industrial supplies division, will be leaving the company on September 5, 2014 to become an equity partner, and executive vice president and chief commercial officer of Stellar Industrial Supply.  Stellar is an industrial distributor and customer
of United Stationers, based in Tacoma, Washington.

Mr. Davis will help to facilitate an orderly transition of his responsibilities over the next several weeks, while the company searches for a successor.

"On behalf of our senior management team and board of directors, I want to thank Larry for his significant contributions to United Stationers. His leadership over the years has helped to reposition the company for future growth," said Cody Phipps, president and chief executive officer of United Stationers. "We appreciate his help with the transition process and wish him much success in his new endeavor."

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