Unisource Worldwide, Inc.

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.unisourcelink.com
Employees: 6,000
Employee growth: (7.7%)

This company has a singular mission to distribute paper to North America. Unisource Worldwide is a leading distributor of paper products and other supplies, providing commercial printing and business imaging paper and specialty paper products though more than 100 distribution centers. Its offerings include ink jet and laser paper, Xerox paper, and toner cartridges, in addition to coated and uncoated commercial printing paper. Unisource also distributes packaging supplies (corrugated papers, foam and bubble sheeting), packaging systems (pallet systems, shrink packaging systems), and cleaning supplies and equipment. The company is 60%-owned by Bain Capital; paper manufacturer Georgia-Pacific owns about 40%.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $5,000.0M
One year growth: (5.7%)

Officers:
CEO: Allan (Al) Dragone
CFO and Chief Administrative Officer: John Sills
SVP and CIO: Tim Kutz

Competitors:
International Paper
Staples
United Stationers