Staples Inc. replaced Chief Executive Shira Goodman with a top Coca-Cola Co. executive, switching leaders after the office supplier was taken private in a leveraged buyout.

The company said Friday that Alexander “Sandy” Douglas, most recently the president of Coca-Cola North America, will take over the big-box retailer April 2. Mr. Douglas, 56 years old, announced he was retiring from Coca-Cola in October after nearly 30 years at the soda giant.

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