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BOARD COMMITTEES
1 Audit
2Compensation
3Corporate Governance and Nominating
4 Employee Benefits
5 Executive
6Finance
*Denotes Committee Chairman
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DIRECTORS
JOHN M. CASSADAY (55) 2*, 3, 5
Elected: 2004
President and
Chief Executive Officer,
Corus Entertainment, Inc.
JUDITH B. CRAVEN, M.D., M.P.H. (61) 3, 4, 6
Elected: 1996
Retired President,
United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast
MANUEL A. FERNANDEZ (61) 3, 6
Elected: 2006
Managing Director, SI Ventures
JONATHAN GOLDEN (70) 6
Elected: 1984
Partner,
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
JOSEPH A. HAFNER, JR. (62) 1, 5, 6*
Elected: 2003
Retired Chairman and CEO,
Riviana Foods, Inc.
RICHARD G. MERRILL (76) 1, 2
Elected: 1983
Retired Executive Vice President,
The Prudential Insurance
Company of America
NANCY S. NEWCOMB (62) 1, 6
Elected: 2006
Retired Sr. Corporate Officer,
Risk Management, Citigroup
RICHARD J. SCHNIEDERS (59) 4*, 5*, 6
Elected: 1997
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer,
SYSCO Corporation
PHYLLIS S. SEWELL (76) 1, 3
Elected: 1991
Retired Senior Vice President,
Federated Department Stores, Inc.
RICHARD G. TILGHMAN (67) 1*, 2, 5
Elected: 2002
Retired Chairman,
SunTrust Bank Mid-Atlantic
and Retired Vice Chairman,
SunTrust Banks
JACKIE M. WARD (69) 2, 3*, 5
Elected: 2001
Retired Founder, Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer
and President,
Computer Generation Inc.
DIRECTORS’ COUNCIL
The Directors’ Council was
established in 1981 to assist
the Board of Directors in
determining management
strategies and policies in order
to anticipate industry trends
and respond capably to customers’
requirements. The Council is
composed of eight company
presidents, representing
some of SYSCO’s most effective
operations, and meets twice yearly.
RONALD W. BOATWRIGHT
President,
Freedman Meats
(Term Expires 2008)
THAIRE B. BRYANT
President,
Hallsmith—SYSCO
Food Services, LLC
(Term Expires 2007)
MICHAEL S. HEADRICK
President,
SYSCO Food Services
of Raleigh, LLC
(Term Expires 2007)
JAMES D. HOPE
Senior Vice President,
Sales and Marketing,
SYSCO Corporation
(Term Expires 2007)
THOMAS M. KESTELOOT
President,
SYSCO Intermountain
Food Services, Inc.
(Term Expires 2008)
DOUGLAS H. RAMSAY
President,
SYSCO Food Services
of Vancouver, Inc.
(Term Expires 2008)
PHILIP J. SEIPP
President,
SYSCO Food Services
of Minnesota, Inc.
(Term Expires 2007)
EDWIN W. SOLOMON
President,
SYSCO Food Services
of New Orleans, LLC
(Term Expires 2008)
OFFICERS
RICHARD E. ABBEY
Vice President,
Contract Sales
LARRY J. ACCARDI
Executive Vice President,
Sales
JOSEPH R. BARTON
Senior Vice President,
Sourcing
K. SUSAN BILLIOT
Vice President,
Human Resources
CAMERON L. BLAKELY
Group President,
Strategy
KENNETH J. CARRIG
Executive Vice President and
Chief Administrative Officer
SANDRA G. CARSON
Assistant Vice President,
Safety and Crisis Management
ROBERT G. CULAK
Vice President,
Financial Reporting
and Compliance
GARY W. CULLEN
Vice President,
Distribution Services
RICHARD J. DACHMAN
Vice President, Produce
JAMES M. DANAHY
Senior Vice President,
Foodservice Operations
(Northeast Region)
ROBERT J. DAVIS
Senior Vice President,
Market Development
TWILA M. DAY
Vice President and
Chief Information Officer
WILLIAM B. DAY
Senior Vice President,
Supply Chain Management
WILLIAM J. DELANEY
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
D. MICHAEL DOWNS
Assistant Vice President,
Real Estate and Construction
KIRK G. DRUMMOND
Senior Vice President of
Finance and Treasurer
G. MITCHELL ELMER
Vice President, Controller
and Chief Accounting Officer
ALBERT L. GAYLOR
Vice President, Industry
Relations and Diversity
KATHY O. GISH
Vice President and
Assistant Treasurer
JAMES C. GRAHAM
Senior Vice President,
Foodservice Operations
(Southwest Region)
MICHAEL W. GREEN
Senior Vice President,
Foodservice Operations
(Midwest Region)
JOHN D. HOLZEM
Assistant Vice President,
Information Technology
JAMES D. HOPE
Senior Vice President,
Sales and Marketing
ROBERT E. HOWELL
Vice President, Sourcing
and Supply Chain
G. KENT HUMPHRIES
Senior Vice President,
Canadian Foodservice
Operations
ALAN W. KELSO
Vice President, SYSCO;
Chairman and CEO,
The SYGMA Network, Inc.
THOMAS P. KURZ
Assistant Vice President,
Deputy General Counsel
and Assistant Secretary
JAMES E. LANKFORD
Senior Vice President,
Foodservice Operations
(Western Region)
ANDREW L. MALCOLM
Vice President, SYSCO;
Chairman, SYSCO’s Specialty
Meat Companies
MARK MIGNOGNA
Assistant Vice President,
Quality Assurance
GARY M. MILLS
Assistant Vice President,
Distribution Services
MARY BETH MOEHRING
Vice President, Learning and
Organizational Capability
JESSE E. MORRIS
Assistant Controller
CHARLES A. MUNN
Assistant Vice President,
Labor Relations
GREGORY W. NEELY
Assistant Controller
MICHAEL C. NICHOLS
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary
MASAO NISHI
Assistant Vice President,
Supply Chain Management
MARK A. PALMER
Vice President,
Corporate Communications
LARRY G. PULLIAM
Executive Vice President,
Global Sourcing and
Supply Chain
THOMAS P. RANDT
Assistant Vice President,
Employee Relations
DALE K. ROBERTSON
Vice President, Multi-Unit
Sales—Customer Development
NEIL A. RUSSELL II
Assistant Vice President,
Investor Relations
RICHARD J. SCHNIEDERS
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
CHRISTOPHER J. SHEPARDSON
Vice President,
Merchandising,
Sourcing
STEPHEN F. SMITH
Senior Vice President,
Foodservice Operations
(Southeast Region)
KENNETH F. SPITLER
President and
Chief Operating Officer
BRIAN M. STURGEON
Vice President, SYSCO;
President and CEO,
FreshPoint, Inc.
JULIE O. SWAN
Vice President,
Sourcing
NEIL G. THEISS
Assistant Vice President,
Supply Chain Management
DAVID L. VALENTINE
Assistant Controller
LUCAS WAGENAAR
Assistant Vice President,
Information Technology
CRAIG G. WATSON
Vice President,
Quality Assurance and
Agricultural Sustainability
MARK WISNOSKI
Vice President,
Employee Benefits
JAMES M. WORRALL
Assistant Vice President,
Contract Sales