Systemax Inc. announced the appointment of Claudia Hughes to Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer, effective immediately. In this newly created position, Ms. Hughes will report to Barry Litwin, Chief Executive Officer of Systemax, and will be responsible for sales and customer initiatives across Global Industrial's United States and Canadian managed sales teams, and increasing sales effectiveness throughout the company. Ms. Hughes is an accomplished executive leader with more than 20 years of senior sales management experience. She most recently served as Senior Vice President, U.S. Field Sales at Office Depot and previously held the position of Vice President, Business Solutions Division. Claudia began her career at OfficeMax where she held a number of positions, including Vice President Technology Sales and Services. Throughout her career, Claudia has been responsible for building and deploying highly effective sales and operations models, and increased associate productivity and retention by establishing positive, collaborative, goal-oriented work cultures. Claudia graduated from the University of Maryland with a BS degree in Consumer Economics.