International Directory of Business Biographies | Richard J. Schnieders Biography

• HIRED AT SYSCO IN MEMPHIS
• MOVING TO SYSCO'S CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
• CONTINUING SYSCO'S SUCCESS AS PRESIDENT AND CEO
• SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Chairman and chief executive officer, SYSCO Corporation

Nationality: American.

Born: March 6, 1948, in Remsen, Iowa.

Education: University of Iowa, BA, 1970.

Family: Married Elizabeth (maiden name unknown); children: two.

Career: SYSCO Corporation, 1982–1988, various positions for Hardin's Sysco operation including director of supplies and equipment, vice president of merchandising services, and executive vice president; 1988–1992, president and chief executive officer of Hardin's Sysco; 1992–1997, corporate senior vice...