Christopher K. Davis Appointed Executive Vice President of Nobel/Sysco Food Services Company.Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2001 SYSCO SYSCO Systems and Services Company Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SYY) announced today that Christopher K. Davis, senior vice president at Nobel/Sysco Food Services Company, a SYSCO subsidiary located in Denver, Colo., has been appointed executive vice president of that operation. He will assume his new responsibilities July 1, 2001, the beginning of SYSCO's fiscal year 2002. Richard J. Schnieders, 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. Davis, 40, began his SYSCO career in 1986 at the company's corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas, as an auditor in the operations review department. In 1990 he was promoted to vice president of finance at SYSCO's Baraboo, Wis. operation, and in 1996 transferred to the company's Dallas operation as senior vice president and chief financial officer. He was appointed to his current duties at Nobel/Sysco Food Services Company last year. Prior to joining SYSCO he was employed as a senior consultant at Arthur Andersen Company for five years. Mr. Davis is a native of Oklahoma City, Okla. and was raised in Tulsa. He 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. (CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. ) and a 1982 graduate of the University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. , where he earned a bachelor of accountancy The degree of Bachelor of Accountancy is the principal academic degree in accountancy. It is abbreviated B.Acy. or B.Acc. or B. Accty It is not to be confused with a B.B.A. in Accounting and B.Com. degree with special distinction. He and his wife Vicki have a daughter and two sons and reside in Highlands Ranch, Colo. Nobel/Sysco Food Services Company provides food and related products to restaurants, healthcare and educational institutions, lodging establishments and other foodservice operations throughout the state of Colorado. SYSCO is the largest foodservice marketing and distribution organization in North America. Generating sales of approximately $20.6 billion for calendar year 2000, the company provides food and related products and services to approximately 356,000 restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other foodservice customers. The SYSCO distribution network extends throughout the entire contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii and portions of Canada. |
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