HOUSTON, Aug. 30, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- SYSCO Corporation (NYSE:SYY) announced today that Philip C. Lahm has been appointed president and chief executive officer at Sysco Food Services of Metro New York, a SYSCO subsidiary located in Jersey City, NJ. Mr. Lahm, currently executive vice president of that company, will assume his new responsibilities September 5, 2005. He succeeds Thomas H. Russell, who was named vice president of SYSCO Corporation and chairman and chief executive officer of The SYGMA Network, SYSCO's chain restaurant distribution subsidiary, in an earlier announcement.
Mr. Lahm, 45, began his SYSCO career in 1981 as a beverage specialist at the company's Albany, New York operation. He progressed to marketing associate in 1983, district sales manager in 1985 and was appointed regional sales manager in 1989. In 1995 he joined the Metro New York subsidiary as vice president of territory sales, became senior vice president of territory sales and operations in 1998 and the following year advanced to senior vice president of territory sales and human resources. Mr. Lahm was appointed to his current position in 2001.
Mr. Lahm is a 1984 recipient of SYSCO's Torchbearer award that honors the corporation's top performing marketing associates, and a seven-time winner of the company's Pacesetter honor that recognizes SYSCO's top performing district sales managers. A native of Croton Falls, NY, he earned a bachelor of science degree in economics and business in 1981 from Albany State University. He and his wife Elaine have two daughters and a son and reside in New City, NY.
Sysco Food Services of Metro New York, LLC, provides food and related products to restaurants, healthcare and educational institutions, lodging establishments and other foodservice operations throughout northern New Jersey and the five boroughs of New York City.
SYSCO, the largest foodservice marketer and distributor in North America, provides food and related products and services to approximately 390,000 restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other foodservice customers, generating sales of $30.3 billion for the fiscal year 2005 that ended July 2, 2005. SYSCO's operations are located throughout the United States and Canada and include broadline foodservice distribution companies, specialty produce and custom-cut meat operations, Asian cuisine foodservice distributors, hotel supply operations and chain restaurant distribution subsidiaries. For more information visit www.sysco.com.
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