Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> April 1, 2003

C.michael Gray – Performance Food Group (pfgc)

C. MICHAEL GRAY has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Performance Food Group since August 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Gray served as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1995 and a Director from 1992. Mr. Gray served as President of Pocahontas Foods, USA, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, from 1981 to 1995. Mr. Gray had been employed by Pocahontas since 1975, serving as Marketing Manager and Vice President of Marketing. Prior to joining Pocahontas, Mr. Gray was a produce buyer for Kroger Company. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of

Performance Food Group and a picture of things at the present

time?

Mr. Gray: The company started in 1987. We went public in 1993.

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