Barnes Becomes President & CEO of Sysco Food Services of Detroit, LLC.Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2003 -SYSCO 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, announced today that Thomas C. Barnes has been named president and chief executive officer of Sysco Food Services of Detroit, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a SYSCO broadline foodservice distribution subsidiary located in Canton, Mich. Mr. Barnes, who is currently executive vice president of that operation, will assume his new duties effective Jan. 1, 2004. Thomas E. Lankford, 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. of SYSCO, said Mr. Barnes, 45, began his SYSCO career in 1989 as assistant controller for Miesel/Sysco, the predecessor company to Sysco Food Services of Detroit, LLC, and advanced to controller the following year. He was named vice president of operations in 1995, senior vice president in 1997 and in 1998 he advanced to his current position. Mr. Barnes was born in Monterey, Calif., and grew up in the Detroit area. He earned a bachelor of business administration “BBA” redirects here. For other uses, see BBA (disambiguation). The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business studies. degree from Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University, mainly at Ypsilanti, Mich.; coeducational; founded 1849 as a normal school, became Eastern Michigan College in 1956, gained university status in 1959. in 1984 and 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. . He and his wife, Mary Brigitte, have three daughters and two sons and reside in Beverly Hills, Mich. Sysco Food Services of Detroit, LLC markets and distributes a complete line of food and related products to foodservice operators in eastern Michigan and northwestern Ohio. Customers include restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments, business and industry locations and other foodservice operations. SYSCO is the largest foodservice marketing and distribution organization in North America. The company's 145 distribution locations in the United States and Canada provide food and related products and services to approximately 420,000 restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other foodservice customers. For fiscal year 2003, which ended June 28, 2003, the company reported sales of $26.1 billion. For more information about SYSCO visit the company's Internet home page at www.sysco.com. |
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