PFG Promotes Griffin to Broadline President

Griffin joined the company in 2003. During his tenure as president at the company’s Springfield, Massachusetts, operating company, Griffin and his team tripled sales while attaining all planned financial measures. The company also credits him with successfully managing the transition into a PFG-Springfield’s new 236,000-square-foot distribution center last year.

Mac Pearce, corporate executive vice president, president and ceo of Performance Food Group’s broadline segment, said, “Sean has been a great president and leader for Performance Food Group. We are excited about Sean’s enthusiasm for this new assignment and we are confident that he will serve his operating companies well and be extremely successful in guiding this region.”

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