Mesler Named V-P of Org Development at Sysco

HOUSTON - Amanda J. Mesler has been named vice president, organization development and strategy at Sysco Corp., the locally headquartered distributorship announced.

In this newly created position, Mesler will be responsible for facilitating and aligning Sysco's strategic plan and initiatives, determining optimum structures and systems and leveraging business process improvements. She will assume her new position March 1.

Mesler began her career in 1988 with General Electric, serving in a variety of business development positions. In 1994 she joined BearingPoint (formerly KPMG Consulting) as a senior consultant and progressed through various leadership positions including senior manager, partner and then was managing director from 1999 through 2003. Mesler joined Electronic Data Services in 2003, most recently serving as president and global energy leader.

Mesler earned a Bachelor's of science degree in business from Western Carolina University and a master of business administration degree from the University of North Carolina. She and her husband, Greg, and their three children reside in Katy, Texas.

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