Sanders Appointed Senior Vice President of Finance at Sysco

HOUSTON - Sysco Corp. here has appointed Diane Day Sanders as senior vice president of finance.

Sanders, who has served as the distributorship's vice president and treasurer since 1994, will assume her new duties effective immediately and continue in her role as treasurer.

Thomas E. Lankford, president and chief operating officer, said Sanders, 54, began her career at the distributorship in 1977 as a staff auditor in the operations review department. In 1982 she was named director of that department and in 1988 she was assigned the added responsibility of assistant controller. Sanders was promoted to her current position in 1994.

A native of Boerne, Texas, Sanders is a certified public accountant and a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University, located in Nacogdoches, Texas, where she earned a Bachelor's of science degree in accounting in 1973.

She and her husband, Tom, reside in Houston with their daughter Caroline.

Members help make our journalism possible. Become a Restaurant Business member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content. Sign up here.

Multimedia

Exclusive Content

Financing

The Tijuana Flats bankruptcy highlights the dangers of menu miscues

The Bottom Line: The fast-casual chain’s problems following new menu debuts in 2021 and 2022 show that adding new items isn’t always the right idea.

Financing

For Papa Johns, the CEO departure came at the wrong time

The Bottom Line: The pizza chain worked to convince franchisees to buy into a massive marketing shift. And then the brand’s CEO left.

Leadership

Restaurants bring the industry's concerns to Congress

Nearly 600 operators made their case to lawmakers as part of the National Restaurant Association’s Public Affairs Conference.

Trending

More from our partners