Ryon Wharton

Ryon Wharton is the Senior Vice President, Finance and CFO at Essendant. Ryon was previously the VP, Merchandise Planning, Pricing and Promotions at Office Depot from January 2014 to January 2017. Prior to that, they were the VP, Retail Controller at OfficeMax from January 2001 to December 2014. Ryon also held the position of Director of Operational Accounting at OfficeMax from January 1998 to December 2000. Ryon Wharton began their career as the Manager of Financial Services at HomePlace, Inc. from January 1996 to December 1998. Ryon then became the Accounting Manager at OneNet International Communications, Inc. from January 1995 to December 1996.

Ryon Wharton received a Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from The University of Alabama.

Ryon Wharton reports to Harry Dochelli, President. They are on a team with Craig Cizek - Senior Vice President, Pricing and Profitability Analytics, Tim Engstrom - Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, and Allison Wadhams - Senior Vice President, Customer Care and Sales Ops.