Jason Horst

President, SP Richards

Jason brings over three decades of global distribution expertise to SPR, the wholesale distribution division of CNG.

Prior to joining CNG in 2014, Jason held leadership roles across the office supply industry — first with Champion International Paper, followed by managing the sales organization of a mid-Atlantic office supply dealer and then as co-founder of a global sourcing venture that was ultimately acquired by The Navigator Company, the Portuguese pulp and paper leader.

At CNG, Jason additionally serves as VP and Commercial Director of the CN Business Products team, where he has built and leads a global business products and consumer brands sales and sourcing platform across the US, Canada, Europe and areas of Europe.

Following CNG’s acquisition of SP Richards in 2023, Jason was appointed COO of SPR and assumed the role of President in 2025.

Jason received a Bachelor of Arts degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College. He is engaged with multiple local non-profit organizations in Maryland and Utah. He formerly sat on the board of the Ballet Theater of Maryland and multiple committees for schools focused on Dyslexic learning in the Maryland and Washington D.C. area.