David Fannin joined Office Depot in 1998 as Senior Vice President & General Counsel. He was named Executive Vice President in August 2000. In this position, he has overall responsibility for all of Office Depot's legal affairs, as well as serving as an adviser to CEO Bruce Nelson in the areas of strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions. David has over 25 years of experience in corporate law departments and private legal practice. Prior to joining Office Depot, David was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Sunbeam Corporation from 1994 until 1998.