b'A LETTER FROMTHE PRESIDENT & CEOWhen I startedfeature Ron, tracing his days from digging ditches at ACCO moreand stocking fittings to being the second highest-than 40 yearsranking executive in ACCOs Southern Region ago, our FinanceConstruction department.Department was comprised of aboutThe Northern Region recently scored ACCOs first 18 employees and centrally located at our Glendalemajor project in Colorado, a $12-million process-office. Back then, ACCO was a $20 millionpiping job for Agilent Technologies in Frederick, company. As the company has grown to almostCO. This is significant because it marks ACCOs $2 billion in revenue, all the support departmentsexpansion into a burgeoning market that is ripe have had to grow in order to keep pace with thiswith many different opportunities. With the new tremendous, almost exponential growth.clean process shop installed at subsidiary PLS Companies and PLS market know-how, ACCOThe Finance department, which is tasked withis primed to make a big splash in Colorado. making sure ACCO is paid for the work we do, that we service our debt and that we manage our riskACCO has often found itself many times at the among other things, has experienced significantmercy of our seismic vendors who often required growthboth in size and scope. With 12 mainsignificant lead times to provide structural, seismic functions ranging from financial planning andbracing and attachment calculations. We now analysis, treasury, tax, billing and collections tohave a small Structural Engineering team value-contracts and real estate management, Financeengineering designs for projects and developing is a high-performing group and continues tosoftware tools that efficiently produce standardized contribute to ACCOs success. Despite only eightdesigns. Learn how this team came together and months on the job as new ACCO CFO, Bradread about some of the accomplishments it has Graham has laid out expectations for Finance andmade in a short span of time.shares some rare insight into the framework his group is employing as they strive to be a best- We have recently opened a new fabrication shop in-class function here at ACCO. Read how thein Sparks, Nevada to help us further establish our CFO Group is ViBING as they Elevate People.presence and productivity in the Reno market and Production. Offerings, per the companysserve as a gateway to support future markets such corporate theme for 2024. as Boise and Salt Lake City. Ron Falasca, a 24-year veteran in the ConstructionAs we approach Spring, I am excited to learn of department, is one of the most unassuming seniorsome projects we recently completed and others executives here at ACCO. He just goes about hisjust starting up. Recent awards for safety and business and gets the work done. Beloved by hisquality work tell me we are doing the work the team in the Southern Region, Ron joined ACCOright way!because he wanted to work at the #1 mechanical contractor and he has definitely contributed to helpSincerely,ACCO retain its market position through mentoring and grooming the next set of ACCO leaders in Construction, landing some major project awards in the process. (Rons team recently won the$60 million Hollywood Burbank Airport RenovationJeff Marrs project in Burbank, CA, featured elsewhere in thisPresident and Chief Executive Officerissue). In the Meet the Leaders section, weACCOLADES|3'