Jerry Colley joined Office Depot in February 2001. As President of North American Stores, Jerry is responsible for directing and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Company's more than 800 North American retail stores including real estate, store planning, supply chain distribution and customer satisfaction. Prior to joining Office Depot, Jerry was Senior Vice President, Stores and Customer Satisfaction for Autozone, Inc. where he developed and implemented numerous customer service programs and initiatives that increased sales and customer loyalty. He also led a restructuring of Autozone's stores operations which increased productivity and reduced employee turnover. Prior to Autozone, Mr. Colley was President of Rose Auto Parts, a regional dealer of discount auto parts in the Southeast.