Performance Food Group Company Announces Executive Leadership Team Promotion
December 18 2023 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Performance Food Group Company (PFG) (NYSE: PFGC) is pleased to
announce its board of directors has approved the promotion of Scott
McPherson to Executive Vice President & Chief Field Operations
Officer, effective Jan. 1, 2024.
In this new role, McPherson will add the responsibility of
leading PFG’s Foodservice business segment, in addition to his
current responsibilities overseeing PFG’s Vistar and Convenience
businesses. He will also provide strategic oversight to line
operations across PFG’s distribution businesses. McPherson will
continue to report to Craig Hoskins, PFG’s President & Chief
Operating Officer (COO).
During his 30-year career, McPherson has held numerous
leadership positions with Core-Mark including Senior Vice President
roles for the company’s U.S. Division, Corporate Development, COO,
and President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Most recently, he
was promoted to PFG Executive Vice President and President &
CEO of PFG’s Convenience business providing leadership and
direction to both Core-Mark and Vistar.
“We are pleased to have such strong leadership across PFG’s
family of companies to support our continued growth and provide
outstanding products and services to our customers every day,” said
George Holm, Chairman & CEO, PFG. “We will continue to develop
ways to grow our company by leveraging the collective strengths of
our Foodservice, Convenience and Vistar businesses with a
growth-oriented and customer-focused culture.”
With McPherson’s change, Chris Hobson will be promoted to
President & CEO, Convenience. Hobson began his career at
Core-Mark as a General Sales Manager and held other positions
during his more than 20-year tenure including Division President,
Vice President, Marketing, Senior Vice President, and most recently
as President & COO. In his expanded role, he will continue to
oversee performance, enterprise growth and
Marketing/Purchasing/Merchandising, while adding the
responsibilities of Finance, Human Resources and IT. Hobson will
continue to report to Scott McPherson.
Additionally, Sean Mahoney will be promoted to President &
CEO, Vistar, where he will continue to lead the day-to-day
operations of the business segment. He joined Vistar in 2014 as
Channel Vice President and has progressed through several
leadership roles including Multichannel Vice President and Senior
Vice President, Sales & Marketing. Mahoney most recently served
as President & COO of Vistar. Mahoney will also continue to
report to Scott McPherson.
“These changes support both the continued development for these
remarkable leaders today, and into the future,” said Craig Hoskins,
President & COO, PFG. “We’ve added so much talent to our
organization over the last few years through strategic
acquisitions, and we are also fortunate to have so many outstanding
associates in our legacy businesses to help lead our company.”
About Performance Food Group Company
Performance Food Group is an industry leader and one of the
largest food and foodservice distribution companies in North
America with more than 150 locations in North America. Founded and
headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, PFG, and our family of
companies, market and deliver quality food and related products to
300,000+ locations including independent and chain restaurants;
businesses, schools and healthcare facilities; vending and office
coffee service distributors; and big box retailers, theaters and
convenience stores. PFG’s success as a Fortune 100 company is
achieved through our more than 35,000 dedicated associates
committed to building strong relationships with the valued
customers, suppliers and communities we serve. To learn more about
PFG, visit pfgc.com.
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