HOUSTON, April 27, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- SYSCO Corporation (NYSE:SYY), North America's largest foodservice marketer and distributor, today announced that Steven D. Hocker has been named president and chief executive officer of Sysco/Louisville Food Services Company, a broadline distribution subsidiary located in Louisville, Kentucky. Mr. Hocker, who currently serves as executive vice president of that operation, will assume his new position effective immediately. He succeeds Peter J. Scatamacchia who was named president and chief executive officer of Hardin's-Sysco Food Services Company (Memphis, TN).
Mr. Hocker, 48, joined Sysco Food Services of Indianapolis, LLC as a management trainee in 1986, progressed to training and marketing manager that same year and then director of merchandising in 1987. In 1989 he was named director of marketing and in 1992 became vice president of marketing. Mr. Hocker advanced to vice president of merchandising and marketing in 1994, then became senior vice president of merchandising and marketing in 1995. In 1999 Mr. Hocker transferred to Sysco/Louisville Food Services Company as senior vice president of sales, merchandising and marketing and the following year was promoted to his current position.
Born and raised in Indianapolis, Mr. Hocker earned a bachelor of science degree in marketing and finance in 1980 from Purdue University. He and his wife Kathy have a son and a daughter and reside in Prospect, Kentucky.
Sysco/Louisville Food Services Company markets and distributes a complete line of food and related products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments, business and industry locations and other foodservice customers throughout Kentucky and parts of Indiana, Illinois and West Virginia.
SYSCO, the largest foodservice marketing and distribution organization in North America, provides food and related products and services to approximately 400,000 restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other foodservice customers, generating sales of approximately $30.0 billion for calendar year 2004. SYSCO's operations, supported by approximately 46,000 associates, are located throughout the United States and Canada. For more information about SYSCO visit the company's home page at www.sysco.com.
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