Performance Food Group Company Appoints Manuel A. Fernandez to Board of Directors
Performance Food Group Company (“PFG”) (NYSE: PFGC) today announced that it has appointed Manuel A. Fernandez as an independent
director to serve on its Board of Directors effective December 14, 2017. The company also announced that Bruce McEvoy, Senior
Managing Director with The Blackstone Group, L.P., resigned from his position as a member of its Board of Directors, effective
immediately.
Mr. Fernandez serves as the Managing Director of SI Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on information technology and
communications infrastructure. He has held that position with the firm since its inception in 1998. Mr. Fernandez served as
Chairman and CEO of Gartner, Inc., a leading research and advisory company, from 1990 to 2001. He has also been Chairman and CEO of
three technology-driven companies, Dataquest, Inc., Gavilan Computer Corporation and Zilog Incorporated.
Mr. Fernandez currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Brunswick Corporation, where he is the lead director, Leggett
& Platt, Incorporated, and Time, Inc. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.,
Flowers Foods, Inc. and Sysco Corporation.
“Manny’s significant technology expertise will provide a valuable perspective to our Board of Directors and PFG’s senior
leadership team,” said Douglas M. Steenland, PFG’s Chairman of the Board. “He is an accomplished executive leader, and we are
confident that he will make significant contributions to our Board.”
Mr. Steenland noted, “We also want to thank Bruce for his many contributions since joining our Board in 2007 when Blackstone
acquired a majority ownership in PFG. Bruce informed us of his desire to resign from the Board in connection with Blackstone
substantially exiting its investment in PFG.”
Mr. Fernandez holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Florida.
About Performance Food Group Company
Through its family of leading foodservice distributors – Performance Foodservice, Vistar and PFG Customized – Performance Food
Group Company (PFG) markets and distributes more than 150,000 food and food-related products from 76 distribution centers to over
150,000 customer locations across the United States. PFG’s 14,000+ associates serve a diverse mix of customers, from independent
and chain restaurants to schools, business and industry locations, hospitals, vending distributors, office coffee service
distributors, big box retailers, and theaters. The Company sources its products from more than 5,000 suppliers and serves as an
important partner to its suppliers by providing them access to the Company's broad customer base. For more information, visit
www.pfgc.com.
Performance Food Group Company
Investor Contact:
Michael Neese
Vice President, Investor Relations
804-287-8126
michael.neese@pfgc.com
or
Media Contact:
Joe Vagi
Manager, Corporate Communications
804-839-4995
joe.vagi@pfgc.com
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