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Staples quietly named canadian leader as its CEO in august.

What happened

Staples, Inc. hired Rachel Huckle as CEO on Jul 1st '25.

Source

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Staples quietly named canadian leader as its CEO in august. March 17, 2026 Office supplies retailer Staples quietly appointed Rachel Huckle as the Framingham-based firm's new CEO last year. * Critical Central Massachusetts business news updated daily. * Immediate access to all subscriber-only content on our website. * Bi-weekly print or digital editions of our award-winning publication. * Special bonus issues like the WBJ Book of Lists. * Exclusive ticket prize draws for our in-person events. - Digital Partners -

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Event
Executive hire

What this signalsA new leader often reviews the tools the team uses.

Person
Rachel HuckleCEO
Takes effect
Jul 1, 2025

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People

  • Rachel HuckleCEO · Named in the story

Details

Category
Hires

Topics and mentions

Job title tags

  • directors

Extraction

Confidence
68%
Detected
Mar 17, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
hires

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  "signal_type": "news",
  "signal_subtype": "hires",
  "detected_at": "2026-03-17T19:05:47+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "Staples",
    "domain": "staples.com"
  },
  "data": {
    "url": "https://wbjournal.com/article/staples-quietly-named-canadian-leader-as-its-ceo-in-august",
    "title": "Staples quietly named canadian leader as its CEO in august.",
    "contact": "Rachel Huckle",
    "excerpt": "Staples quietly named canadian leader as its CEO in august.\n\nMarch 17, 2026\n\nOffice supplies retailer Staples quietly appointed Rachel Huckle as the Framingham-based firm's new CEO last year.\n\n* Critical Central Massachusetts business news updated daily.\n* Immediate access to all subscriber-only content on our website.\n* Bi-weekly print or digital editions of our award-winning publication.\n* Special bonus issues like the WBJ Book of Lists.\n* Exclusive ticket prize draws for our in-person events.\n\n- Digital Partners -",
    "summary": "Staples, Inc. hired Rachel Huckle as CEO on Jul 1st '25.",
    "category": "hires",
    "found_at": "2026-03-17T19:05:47Z",
    "planning": false,
    "image_url": "https://assets.wbjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Rachel-Huckle-scaled.jpg",
    "job_title": "CEO",
    "confidence": 0.6822,
    "published_at": "2026-03-17T19:05:47Z",
    "effective_date": "2025-07-01",
    "job_title_tags": [
      "directors"
    ],
    "article_sentence": "Office supplies retailer Staples quietly appointed Rachel Huckle as the Framingham-based firm's new CEO last year."
  }
}

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