Baker Appointed Executive Vice President at Sysco Food Services of Iowa.Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2003 SYSCO SYSCO Systems and Services Company Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SYY SYY Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom - Stornoway (Airport Code) ), North America's largest foodservice marketer and distributor, today announced that Debra K. Baker has been named executive vice president of Sysco Food Services of Iowa Inc., a SYSCO subsidiary located in Ankeny, Iowa. Ms. Baker, currently senior vice president and chief financial officer at that operation, will assume her new duties effective June 29, 2003, the beginning of SYSCO's fiscal year 2004. Thomas E. Lankford, SYSCO's president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , said Ms. Baker, 41, joined SYSCO as a staff accountant for the Iowa operation in 1985 and was promoted to assistant controller in 1987. In July of 1996 she was named controller and later that same year progressed to director of finance and chief financial officer. Ms. Baker was appointed vice president of finance and CFO See Chief Financial Officer. in 1997 and in 2001 she was named to her current duties. Ms. Baker is a certified public accountant Certified Public Accountant (CPA) An accountant who has met certain standards, including experience, age, and licensing, and passed exams in a particular state. and a 1984 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa The University of Northern Iowa, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, was founded in 1876, as the Iowa State Normal School. It has colleges of Business Administration, Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences, and a graduate school. , where she graduated with honors and earned a bachelor of arts degree in accounting. A native of Newton, Iowa, she and her husband, Brian, reside in Norwalk, Iowa, with their sons Nathan and Nicholas. Sysco Food Services of Iowa provides products and services to foodservice operations including restaurants, country clubs, healthcare and educational institutions, business and industry locations, lodging establishments, multi-unit chain accounts and other foodservice operations throughout Iowa and portions of Illinois. SYSCO is the largest foodservice marketing and distribution organization in North America, generating sales of $24.7 billion for calendar year 2002. The company's 147 distribution locations in the United States and Canada provide food and related products and services to approximately 415,000 restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other foodservice customers. For more information about SYSCO visit the company's Internet home page at www.sysco.com. |
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