# Dan Watkoske

> Dan Watkoske is the Atlanta-based CEO of Alside, the US exterior building products distributor within Associated Materials. Appointed CEO in January 2025, he previously led Alside as division president and held senior sales, print and services roles at xpedx and Veritiv. His distribution career began in 1989 as a Nationwide Papers sales trainee.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Alside
- **Organizations:** Alside, Associated Materials, Veritiv, xpedx, International Paper, Nationwide Papers
- **Education:** Master of Business Administration, University of Michigan, Bachelor’s degree, Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio
- **Known for:** Promoted from sales roles to executive vice president of sales at xpedx., Led Veritiv’s print business and additionally its services operation., Appointed CEO to lead Alside’s network of more than 100 US supply centers.

## Career timeline

- **1989** — Joined International Paper as a sales trainee for Nationwide Papers, which later became part of xpedx.
- **Before 2008** — Served as vice president of national accounts at xpedx.
- **2008-2011** — Group vice president, Metro New York Group, xpedx.
- **2011-2014** — Executive vice president of sales and senior leadership team member at xpedx.
- **2014-2023** — Joined Veritiv as senior vice president of print; later identified as senior vice president of Print Solutions.
- **2016-2019** — Additionally served as senior vice president of Veritiv Services from October 2016 to January 2019.
- **2023** — Departed Veritiv on March 31; publicly identified as Alside division president by May.
- **2025** — Appointed CEO of Alside in the January 15 Associated Materials business realignment.

## Achievements

- Promoted from sales roles to executive vice president of sales at xpedx.
- Led Veritiv’s print business and additionally its services operation.
- Appointed CEO to lead Alside’s network of more than 100 US supply centers.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Named CEO of Alside as Associated Materials organized into three distinct businesses with dedicated leadership.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-watkoske-02899b1

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Last updated: 2026-10-23