Charles H. Cotros

CHARLES H. COTROS is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SYSCO
Corporation since July 2000. Mr. Cotros has held various positions with
SYSCO since 1975. He started in the foodservice industry working for his
family’s business, Tri-State General Food Supply, which later joined the
SYSCO family in 1974. Mr. Cotros was elected to Christian Brothers
University Board of Trustees in 1992; elected to Board of Directors,
Metamor Worldwide (formerly COREStaff, Inc.); elected to the Board of
Governors of Food Distributors International also serving on their
International Advisory Council and Communications & Marketing Committee;
and he was elected to ID Magazine’s Editorial Advisory Board. He
graduated from Humes High School in 1955, attended Tulane University,
and graduated from Chrisitan Brothers College (Memphis, Tennessee) in
1960.