Wal-Mart executive joins Staples team

By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff

Staples Inc., the Framingham-based retailer of office supplies, announced the appointment of Amee Chande as senior vice president of strategy.

In that job, she is responsible for working with senior management to develop all elements of the company's global strategy and reports to John Mahoney, the company's vice chairman and chief financial officer, Staples said in a press release.

Chande joins Staples from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., where she served most recently as vice president of new business development, Staples said.