HOUSTON, Dec. 19, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- SYSCO Corporation (NYSE:SYY) announced today that William M. Zink has been named executive vice president of Sysco Food Services of Montana, Inc., a broadline foodservice subsidiary located in Billings, Montana. Mr. Zink, who currently serves as senior vice president of operations at SYSCO's Arizona operation, will assume his new responsibilities effective January 1, 2006.
Mr. Zink, 45, began his SYSCO career in 1987 as a management trainee for SYSCO's Seattle subsidiary. In 1993 he relocated to the Salt Lake City operation as director of warehousing and progressed to director of operations in 1997. The following year he was named vice president of operations at SYSCO's Arizona company and in 2004 he was promoted to his current position.
Mr. Zink is a current member of SYSCO's Operations Council. He attended Montana State University, located in Bozeman, and is a 1986 graduate of the University of Montana - Western, located in his hometown of Dillon, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in business. He and his wife, Deanna, have one daughter and will relocate to the Billings area in the near future.
Sysco Food Services of Montana, Inc., supplies food and related products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other foodservice customers throughout Montana.
SYSCO is the largest foodservice marketing and distribution organization in North America, providing food and related products and services to approximately 390,000 restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other foodservice customers. The company generated 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 companies, specialty produce and custom-cut meat operations, Asian foodservice, hotel supply operations and chain restaurant distribution subsidiaries. For more information about SYSCO visit the company's Internet home page at www.sysco.com.
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