HOUSTON, June 20, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- SYSCO Corporation (NYSE:SYY), North America's largest foodservice marketer and distributor, announced today that Theodore R. Murray II has been promoted to executive vice president of Sysco Food Services of Houston, a subsidiary of SYSCO Corporation. He currently serves as senior vice president of Sysco Food Service of Dallas, LLC and will assume his new position July 1, 2007.
Mr. Murray, 40, became associated with Sysco Food Services of Dallas in inventory control in 1989. He was promoted to night manager in 1995, director of transportation in 1999 and vice president of operations in 2000. In 2006 he assumed his current position. He also has served as a member of SYSCO's Operations Council from 2001 through 2003.
Mr. Murray was born in Tulsa, OK and has lived in various cities throughout the United States, as well as foreign locations where his father was stationed in the Air Force during his formative years. He and his wife Brooke have three daughters and will relocate to the Houston area in the near future.
Sysco Food Services of Houston supplies food and related products and services to restaurants, lodging establishments, healthcare and educational institutions, cruise ships, sports stadiums and other foodservice locations throughout Houston and its surrounding communities.
SYSCO is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers that prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. For the calendar year 2006, the company generated $33.9 billion in sales. For more information about SYSCO visit www.sysco.com.
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