COMPANY

Food distributor, founded 1969 by John Baugh.

Official Website:
http://www.sysco.com/

Industry:
Food

Ticker:
NYSE:SYY

Corporate headquarters:
Houston, TX

Sales:
$32.6B (2006)

Employees:
50,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles H. Cotros	Business	c. 1938		CEO of Sysco, 2000-04
Richard J. Schnieders	Business	6-Mar-1948		CEO of SYSCO

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John M. Cassaday	Business	c. 1954		CEO of Corus Entertainment
Judith B. Craven	Administrator	c. 1944		Former United Way official
Manuel A. Fernandez	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Gartner, 1991-98
Jonathan Golden	Attorney	c. 1936		Arnall Golden Gregory
Joseph A. Hafner, Jr.	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Riviana Foods, 1984-2005
Richard G. Merrill	Business	c. 1930		Former Prudential executive
Nancy S. Newcomb	Business	c. 1946		Former Citigroup executive
Richard J. Schnieders	Business	6-Mar-1948		CEO of SYSCO
Phyllis S. Sewell	Business	1932		Ex-VP, Federated Department Stores
Richard G. Tilghman	Business	c. 1939		Crestar Financial
Jackie M. Ward	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Computer Generation, 1968-2000

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles H. Cotros	Business	c. 1938		CEO of Sysco, 2000-04

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