Edward J. Carr Jr. — Executive VP & Chief Sales Officer at School Specialty

Mr. Edward J. Carr, Jr., also known as Ed, has been Chief Sales Officer and Executive Vice President at School Specialty, Inc. since January 19, 2015. Mr. Carr served as Corporate Vice President of Sales with Reinhart Foodservice (RFS), LLC and was responsible for managing its largest customer accounts and developing and overseeing the national go-to-market strategy and sales force. He served as the RFS Board member on the Boards of Directors for the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) and the Distribution Market Advantage (DMA). He spent 7 ?? years with Nicholas and Company, where he served as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing and was responsible for all strategies related to account acquisition, retention and penetration. Mr. Carr oversaw and led all sales initiatives and was successful in driving marketing programs across multiple sales channels and industry subsets. He represented Nicholas and Company nationally with the IFDA, Independent Marketing Alliance (IMA), DMA and Markon Produce Cooperative. He also served as the co-chair of the IFDA Supplier Advisory Council while at both companies. In his career, he held several leadership positions with Corporate Express. He served as President of Pennsylvania Division at Corporate Express US, Inc. since November 2003, where he spearheaded turnaround initiatives that resulted in significant growth and improved profitability. Prior to this role, he served as Vice President of Sales of Central Midwest Division and Division Sales Manager of Washington Division at Corporate Express US, Inc. He joined Corporate Express in 1996 as a Sales Manager in Washington and served as its Vice President of Sales for the Central Midwest Division in 2000. Prior to joining Corporate Express, Mr. Carr spent more than seven years at Airborne Express as a District Sales Manager and then at Western Parcel Express as a Regional Sales Manager. Mr. Carr graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications and Public Relations.