HOUSTON, Dec. 7, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- SYSCO Corporation (NYSE:SYY), North America's largest foodservice marketer and distributor, announced today that Neil G. Theiss has been named assistant vice president, supply chain management. Mr. Theiss, who currently serves as SYSCO's senior director of supply chain management, will assume his new role effective January 1, 2007.
Mr. Theiss, 47, is a 22-year SYSCO veteran. He began his career in 1984 as a merchandiser for the company's Albany, New York operation and in 1988 was promoted to director of merchandising. In 1991, Mr. Theiss relocated to SYSCO's Jamestown, New York subsidiary to serve as vice president of merchandising and marketing, a position he held until 1999, when he became senior vice president of that operation. In 2001 he relocated to SYSCO's corporate headquarters, located in Houston, to serve in his current capacity.
Mr. Theiss was born and raised in Fishkill, New York. He is a 1984 graduate of Siena College, located in Loudonville, New York, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in accounting. He and his wife, Barbara Anne, have two sons and a daughter and reside in Katy, Texas.
SYSCO is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. For the fiscal year 2006 that ended July 1, 2006, the company generated $32.6 billion in sales. For more information about SYSCO visit the company's Internet home page at www.sysco.com.
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