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Directors
John M. Cassaday (56) 2, 3*, 7
Elected: 2004
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Corus Entertainment, Inc.
Judith B. Craven, M.D., M.P.H. (63)
2, 3, 5*, 6
Elected: ¹996
Retired President,
United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast
William J. DeLaney (54) 4, 6*, 7
Elected: 2009
Chief Executive Officer,
Sysco Corporation
Manuel A. Fernandez (63) 2, 3, 7
Chairman
Elected: 2006
Managing Director,
SI Ventures
Jonathan Golden (72) 4, 5
Elected: ¹984
Partner,
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Joseph A. Hafner, Jr. (65) 1, 4*, 5, 6, 7
Elected: 2003
Retired Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer,
Riviana Foods, Inc.
Hans-Joachim Koerber (63) 1, 4
Elected: 2008
Retired Chief Executive Officer,
Metro AG
Nancy S. Newcomb (64) 1, 4
Elected: 2006
Retired Senior Corporate Officer,
Risk Management, Citigroup
Phyllis S. Sewell (78) 2, 3
Elected: ¹99¹
Retired Senior Vice President,
Federated Department Stores, Inc.
Kenneth F. Spitler (60) 4, 5, 6, 7
Elected: 2009
Vice Chairman, President and
Chief Operating Officer,
Sysco Corporation
Richard G. Tilghman (69) 1*, 4, 7
Elected: 2002
Retired Chairman, SunTrust Banks
Mid-Atlantic and
Retired Vice Chairman,
SunTrust Banks
Jackie M. Ward (71) 2*, 3, 7
Elected: 200¹
Retired Founder, Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer and President,
Computer Generation Inc.
Board Committees
1 Audit
2 Corporate Governance
and Nominating
3 Compensation
4 Finance
5 Corporate Sustainability
6 Employee Benefits
7 Executive
*Denotes Committee Chair
Directors’ Council
The Directors’ Council was established
in 1981 to assist the Board of Directors
in determining management strate-
gies 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.
Thomas C. Barnes
President and CEO
Sysco Detroit, LLC
Patrick H. Burton
President and CEO
Sysco Montana, Inc.
Henry P. Jolly
President and CEO
Sysco Kansas City, Inc.
Catherine J. Kayser
President and COO
Sysco Seattle, Inc.
Rodney S. Stroud
CEO
Sysco Toronto
Brian M. Sturgeon
President and CEO
FreshPoint, Inc.
Henry D. Varnell III
CEO
Sysco Dallas, Inc.
Joseph H. Wood
President and CEO
Sysco Syracuse, LLC
Officers
Richard E. Abbey
Vice President, Contract Sales
Cameron L. Blakely
Vice President, Sourcing
Sandra G. Carson
Vice President, Safety and
Crisis Management
Gary W. Cullen
Vice President, Distribution Services
Richard J. Dachman
Vice President, Produce
Twila M. Day
Vice President and
Chief Information Officer
William B. Day
Senior Vice President,
Merchandising and Supply Chain
William J. DeLaney
Chief Executive Officer
D. Michael Downs
Vice President, Real Estate
and Construction
Kirk G. Drummond
Senior Vice President of Finance
and Treasurer
G. Mitchell Elmer
Senior Vice President, Controller
and Chief Accounting Officer
Albert L. Gaylor
Vice President, Industry Relations
and Diversity
Kathy O. Gish
Vice President and Assistant Treasurer
Michael W. Green
Executive Vice President,
Northeast and North Central
U.S. Foodservice Operations
John D. Holzem
Vice President, Information Technology
James D. Hope
Senior Vice President,
Business Transformation
Robert E. Howell
Vice President, Sourcing and
Supply Chain Services
G. Kent Humphries
Senior Vice President,
Canadian Foodservice Operations
Alan W. Kelso
Vice President, Sysco;
Chairman and CEO,
The SYGMA Network, Inc.
R. Chris Kreidler
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Nick Kruthaupt
Vice President, Contract Sales
Thomas P. Kurz
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
and Assistant Secretary
James E. Lankford
Senior Vice President,
Foodservice Operations (South Region)
Russell T. Libby
Vice President and
Associate General Counsel
Andrew L. Malcolm
Vice President, Sysco
Chairman, Sysco’s Specialty
Meat Companies
John T. McIntyre
Vice President, Merchandising –
Sales and Sysco Brand Development
Mark Mignogna
Vice President, Quality Assurance
Gary M. Mills
Vice President, Warehouse and Delivery
Mary Beth Moehring
Vice President, Learning and
Organizational Capability
Jesse E. Morris
Vice President, Finance and Accounting
Charles A. Munn
Vice President, Labor Relations
Theodore R. Murray II
Vice President, Supply Chain Operations –
Enterprise Planning and Design
Gregory W. Neely
Vice President and Assistant Controller
Michael C. Nichols
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary
Masao Nishi
Vice President,
Supply Chain Management
Mark A. Palmer
Vice President,
Corporate Communications
Evelyn J. Pulliam
Vice President,
Employment Compensation and Benefits
Larry G. Pulliam
Executive Vice President,
Foodservice Operations
Thomas P. Randt
Vice President, Employee Relations
Neil A. Russell II
Vice President, Investor Relations
Christopher J. Shepardson
Vice President, Merchandising
and Sourcing
Stephen F. Smith
Executive Vice President, South
and West Foodservice Operations
Scott Sonnemaker
Senior Vice President,
Foodservice Operations (West Region)
Kenneth F. Spitler
Vice Chairman, President and
Chief Operating Officer
Charles W. Staes
Senior Vice President, Foodservice
Operations (North Central Region)
Brian M. Sturgeon
Vice President, Sysco;
President and CEO, FreshPoint, Inc.
Jeanne-Mey Sun
Vice President, Strategy
Julie O. Swan
Vice President, Finance,
Specialty Businesses
Neil G. Theiss
Vice President, Merchandising
and Supply Chain Planning
David L. Valentine
Vice President and Assistant Controller
Lucas Wagenaar
Vice President, Information Technology
Craig G. Watson
Vice President,
Agricultural Sustainability
Mark Wisnoski
Vice President, Human Resources
James M. Worrall
Vice President, Contract Sales
Directors & Officers
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