BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$550.0M
- Private
- US
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A world-leading provider of solutions for efficient document management, Smead is a woman-owned company well-known for its high quality, environmentally responsible products and innovative organizational systems. For more than a century, Smead has been committed to one purpose: Keeping You Organized.
Number of Employees 2,600
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NAICS Code Paperboard Mills: 322130
Recent Events
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Improve Office Productivity with Smead Organomics
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Smead Introduces SmeadSoft Records Management System 9.1
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Smead Unveils Records Management System for Human Resources
Smead Manufacturing Company ( http://www.smead.com ) -- the world leader in organizing and simplifying the lifecycle management of records in any form -- today announced the release of the SmeadSoft Records Management System for Human Resources HR. The software is an end-to-end records management system designed...
Smead Unveils SmeadSoft Records Management System to Meet the Unique Jurisdictional Needs of Clerks and Registrars
Smead Manufacturing Company ( http://www.smead.com ), the world leader in organizing and simplifying the lifecycle management of records in any form, today announced the release of SmeadSoft Records Management System RMS for Clerks and Registrars. This solution is Smead's latest addition to a suite of products -- including paper filing...
SmeadSoft Unveils Complete Suite of Products for Tracking and Maintaining Property and Evidence
SmeadSoft® ( http://www.smeadsoft.com ), a division of Smead Manufacturing Company ( http://www.smead.com ) -- the world leader in integrated records management -- today announced the release of a suite of enhanced products for tracking and maintaining property and evidence (P&E). SmeadSoft 8.5 offers functionality for any...
Smead Announces New Strategy to Help Government Agencies Integrate Paper and Electronic Records Management
Smead Manufacturing Company ( http://www.smead.com ), a world leader in integrated records management , today announced a new strategy dedicated to solving the unique records management needs of state and local government agencies. Government agencies are legally bound to maintain paper and physical records , so the...
September's song: "let's get organized"
Even though summer still has a few weeks left, once we turn the page to September, everything changes. It's time to put those laid-back days behind us, roll up our sleeves, and tackle all those projects and piles of papers that we pushed aside to make time for our vacations...
Improve Service Through Faster Access to Information
The amount of information government agencies handle today is greater than ever. Information exists in many forms such as email, faxes, paper files and electronic records. The challenge is handling all these types of documents while trying to improve service to citizens and other government agencies.The Underlying ChallengeInformation-whether it's a...
STYLE INCREASINGLY A SELLING POINT FOR HOME-OFFICE.(Smead Manufacturing Co.)
Byline: Sharyn Bernard MINNEAPOLIS-The burgeoning development of small and home offices is creating opportunities for companies to target consumers with stylish products intended to go with home-decor trends. Architect Chris Plantan and Smead Manufacturing, a leading producer of office supplies, have...
A Departmental Approach to Recordkeeping Solutions
Businesses are inundated with information from everywhere, in many forms. While this presents a problem for many organizations, the reality is that it can actually provide a great opportunity for companies large and small-as long as they can maintain the data they want, and use it to their advantage. An...
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Smead sponsors TV series Smead Manufacturing Co. is the exclusive corporate sponsor of a new PBS television show, Simple Living with Wanda Urbanska, beginning in July. "As a manufacturer and marketer of filing Systems and records management, Smead understands the value of simplicity at work and at home," says Sharon...
Retailers collect on scrapbooking trend
The scrapbooking market is growing exponentially. Today, an estimated 1-in-5 households is engaged in the hobby--a number that has doubled in size over the past two years--and each month, more than 4 million scrapbookers are gathering nationwide for "crops," slang for scrapbooking workshops. "Participation in crafting is going up,"...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Sharon Hoffman Avent | CEO |
| Dale Olson | Chief Financial Officer |
| Robert Karrick | Vice President and Coo |
| David J. Fasbender | Smead's Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing |
| Walter Glashan | Senior Vice President, Operations |
| Dean Schwanke | Vice President, Human Resources |
| Jim Riesterer | Smead Vice President of Marketing |
| Joseph Vossen | Vice President of Information Services |
| Thomas Sullivan | Vice President of Sales |
| John Welshons | Director, Purchasing |
| Garland Cook | Manager, HR |
| Howard Loos | Software Product Manager |
| Michelle Hanson | Manager, Corp Communications |
| Neil Simons | Smeadsoft Product Manager |
| Steve Black | Senior Manager, Product |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Charles Smead | Board of Directors |
| Ebba Hoffman | Board of Directors |
| James P Wicker | Board of Directors |
| Richard Fox | Board of Directors |
| Sandra J Martin | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Smead Manufacturing Company | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Smead Manufacturing Company | Vice President, Finance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Smead Manufacturing Company | Vice President and Coo | Current |
| Ticket America, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Gelco Information Network | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Tiro Industries Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Ticket America, Inc. | President | Former |
| Gelco Information Network | President | Former |
| Smead Manufacturing Company | Executive. Vice President | Current |
| Ticket America, Inc. | Co-Founder | Former |
| Gelco Information Network | Co-Founder | Former |
| Manchester Companies, Inc. | Principal | Former |
| Tiro Industries Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Former |
| Gelco Information Network | Chairman of the Board | Former |
| Ticket America, Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Smead Manufacturing Company | Smead's Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing | Current |
| Smead Manufacturing Company | Sales Executive | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Smead Manufacturing Company | Senior Vice President, Operations | Current |
| Smead Manufacturing Company | Vice President, Operations | Former |
| Smead Manufacturing Company | Plant Manager | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Smead Manufacturing Company | Vice President, Human Resources | Current |
| Smead Manufacturing Company | Human Resources Executive | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Smead Manufacturing Company | Smead Vice President of Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Smead Manufacturing Company | Vice President of Information Services | Current |
| Smead Manufacturing Company | Data Processing Executive | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Smead Manufacturing Company | Vice President of Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Smead Manufacturing Company | Director, Purchasing | Current |
| Smead Manufacturing Company | Director, Purchasing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Smead Manufacturing Company | Manager, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Smead Manufacturing Company | Software Product Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Smead Manufacturing Company | Manager, Corp Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Smead Manufacturing Company | Smeadsoft Product Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Smead Manufacturing Company | Senior Manager, Product | Current |
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| Smead Manufacturing Company | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Smead Manufacturing Company | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Smead Manufacturing Company | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Smead Manufacturing Company | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Smead Manufacturing Company | Board of Directors | Current |
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