COVINGTON, La., Oct. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pool Corporation (Nasdaq/GSM:POOL) announced today that its board of directors (the “Board”) has appointed James “Jim” D. Hope as a director on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Board appointed him effective October 10, 2022 through the 2023 AGM at which he will stand for election by the Pool Corporation’s stockholders. With this appointment, the board increased from ten to eleven members.
Mr. Hope is a seasoned finance executive with over 35 years of experience leading finance, operations and sales teams. He is currently Chief Financial Officer at Performance Food Group, one of the largest food and hospitality distribution companies in North America. Before joining Performance Food Group, Mr. Hope spent 26 years in senior positions at Sysco Corporation, most recently as executive vice president of business transformation.
John E. Stokely, Chairman of the Board, commented, “On behalf of the Board, I am pleased to welcome Jim to the Pool Corporation a valuable addition to our Board. We look forward to the new perspectives Jim brings as we work together to deliver exceptional returns for our shareholders.”
Pool Corporation is the world’s largest wholesaler of swimming pool and related garden products. POOLCORP operates approximately 415 distribution centers in North America, Europe and Australia through which it distributes more than 200,000 nationally branded and private label products to approximately 120,000 wholesale customers. For more information about POOLCORP, see www.poolcorp.com.
CONTACT:
Curtis J Scheel
Investor Relations Director
985.801.5341
curtis.scheel@poolcorp.com
