Tim Ørting Joins Sysco as Executive Vice President & President, Foodservice Operations - International
September 30 2020 - 8:00AM
Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) announced today that Tim Ørting will
join the company as the executive vice president & president,
foodservice operations – international, effective January 4, 2021.
In this newly-created role, Ørting will lead Sysco’s
international operations in Canada, Europe, The Bahamas and Latin
America, as well as the company’s International Food Group
business. Based in Sysco’s London office, he will oversee the
development and execution of key strategies for growth in these
important geographies.
“Tim is an experienced food executive having led commercial and
supply chain teams across multiple diverse markets and
geographies,” said Kevin Hourican, Sysco’s president and chief
executive officer. “His strong track record of delivering results
and extensive international experience, including expertise related
to mergers and acquisitions, integrations, joint ventures and new
market entry, uniquely position him to lead and grow our
international businesses."
Ørting joins Sysco from a 30-year career with Arla, a top five
international, dairy cooperative based in Denmark, and the world’s
largest producer of organic dairy products, with both a branded and
private label portfolio. In his current role as the executive vice
president, international, for Arla, Tim leads a multinational
organization in more than 30 countries in Europe, the Middle East,
Africa, Russia, China, Southeast Asia, Australia and the
Americas.
About SyscoSysco is the global
leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to
restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging
establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from
home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies
for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than
57,000 associates, the company operates 326 distribution facilities
worldwide and serves more than 625,000 customer locations. For
fiscal 2020 that ended June 27, 2020, the company generated sales
of more than $52 billion. Information about our CSR program,
including Sysco’s 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, can
be found at www.sysco.com/csr2019report.
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