Staples Promotional Products Mourns Passing of VP Richard Hansen

Richard "Dick" F. Hansen, vice president of account services for Staples Promotional Products, Overland Park, Kan., passed away unexpectedly February 28, 2011, at his home in Kansas.

Hansen had been employed by the company for 36 years and was named vice president in 1990. After five years with H.D. Lee, he joined Swingster in 1975 as production scheduling manager and was an integral leader through the merger of K-Products in 1998, which led to the creation of American Identity and acquisition by Staples in 2007.