More Trouble at OfficeMax

Itasca, Ill., OfficeMax, the third-largest office-products retailer, lost CFO Brian Anderson, who resigned after holding the top financial post at the chain for just two months. The company offered no elaboration on his departure, but said former CFO Ted Crumley will return to the company and fill the post on an interim basis during a search for a long-term replacement.

The company also will delay the company’s earnings release for the fourth quarter while it completes an internal investigation of possible accounting irregularities. The company cut its forecast for fiscal 2004 performance about three weeks ago.