HOUSTON, Aug. 31, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- SYSCO Corporation (NYSE:SYY), North America's largest foodservice marketer and distributor, announced today that Mark A. Palmer has been named group president, communications and collaboration. In this position, Mr. Palmer will be responsible for continuing to develop the strategy framework for improving communications across the organization, including SYSCO's business partners, customers, suppliers, associates, shareholders and local communities.
Mr. Palmer has spent his entire 24-year career in the field of communications. He began his career in 1982, producing news and sports shows for Learfield Communications, located in Jefferson City, Missouri. He has also held senior communications positions at Dallas-based Fina, Inc. and Houston-based Enron Corporation. Mr. Palmer was most recently a managing director and practice group leader at the Houston division of Public Strategies, Inc., which is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
Mr. Palmer was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and raised in Gladstone, Missouri. He earned a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri in 1983. He and his wife, Joy, have two children and reside in The Woodlands, 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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