HOUSTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) announced today that G. Mitchell Elmer has been named senior vice president, controller and chief accounting officer of the corporation.
Mr. Elmer, 49, began his Sysco career in 1989 as a staff auditor in operations review at the company's corporate office in Houston. In 1991 he transferred to Sysco's Virginia subsidiary as director of finance and the following year he was named vice president of finance and administration. Mr. Elmer was appointed vice president of finance for Sysco's Louisville, Kentucky operation in 1995, progressed to senior vice president of marketing, merchandising and finance at that company in 1997, and the following year he transferred to Sysco's Denver operation as vice president of finance. In 2000 he returned to Sysco's corporate office to serve as vice president and controller, and in 2005 took on the additional responsibilities of chief accounting officer.
Mr. Elmer is a certified public accountant and a 1981 graduate of the University of Texas, where he earned a bachelor of business administration degree. In 1998 he received his master of business administration degree from the University of Louisville. He and his wife, Lisa, have three grown sons 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. The company operates 180 distribution facilities serving more than 400,000 customers. For the fiscal year 2008 that ended June 28, 2008, the company generated more than $37 billion in sales. For more information about Sysco visit the company's Internet home page at www.sysco.com.
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