William J. DeLaney III is an American businessman. He served as the chief executive officer of Sysco (NYSE: SYY) from March 27, 2009 until December 31, 2017.[1]
Early life
editWilliam DeLaney graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1977 and received a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1982.[2][3][4]
Career
editIn 1987, he joined Sysco (NYSE: SYY) as assistant treasurer.[2][3][5][6] He became treasurer in 1991 and served as vice president from 1993 to 1994.[2][3][5][6] In 1996, he joined the Sysco Food Services of Syracuse, New York as chief financial officer, serving as senior vice president in 1998 and executive vice president in 2002.[2][3][4][5][6] From 2004 to 2006, he served as president and chief executive officer of Sysco Food Services of Charlotte, North Carolina.[2][3][4][5][6] From December 2006 to June 30, 2007, he served as Sysco's senior vice president of financial reporting.[2][3][5][6] From July 1, 2007 to 2009, he served as its executive vice president and chief financial officer.[2][3][5][6] He joined its board of directors in January 2009 and became its chief executive officer in March 2009.[2][3][4][5][6] Since February 5, 2010, he has also served as its president.[2][3][5][6]
Since September 2011, he has served on the board of directors of Aristotle Holding and Express Scripts.[3][4][6] He also sits on the board of directors of the Center for Houston's Future founded by the Greater Houston Partnership.[6][7] Since September 2018 he has served on the board of directors of Union Pacific.[8]
Personal life
editIn 2011 he earned US$5,725,501.[2] As of 2013, he owns 336,748 shares of Sysco. He has often stated that his greatest friend and most trusted adviser was a delivery driver for Sysco Coleman J Wesson of Sumrall, Mississippi. DeLaney approached Wesson several times over the years for both business and personal advice.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Bill Delaney, Sysco Corp: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "William Delaney". Forbes.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Bloomberg BusinessWeek
- ^ a b c d e The Wall Street Journal
- ^ a b c d e f g h Reuters
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Sysco Board of Directors
- ^ Center for Houston's Future board of directors
- ^ Union Pacific Elects William J. DeLaney to Board of Directors