Tag: In memoriam
Passing of John Frey Sr
After yesterday’s news about the death of Jim Gaede, OPI is saddened to learn that his long-time business partner John Frey Sr has also passed away.
John joined the rep group started by his father,...
Rep group icon passes away
OPI is saddened to learn of the passing of Jim Gaede, a leading name in the US manufacturer rep group channel over the past 50 years.
Jim died on 31 May at the age of...
BIC legend passes away
BIC’s former CEO Bruno Bich has passed away at the age of 74, it has been announced.
Son of company founder Marcel Bich, Bruno devoted́ most of his professional life to BIC, joining the firm’s...
Horst Bubenzer passes away
OPI is saddened to learn that German office products executive Horst Bubenzer passed away unexpectedly on 13 May.
Horst was well known and respected in the industry and will be best remembered for the 25...
Andreas Luikh passes away
OPI is saddened to learn of the sudden death of former Staples Europe executive Andreas Luikh.
Andreas joined Staples in Germany in 1991 and worked for the reseller for more than 25 years. This included...
