Company: SYY
Filing Date: 2025-10-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000096021-25-000147
Chunk: 9

Company: SYSCO CORP
Filing Date: 2025-10-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 9
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 to be relevant at the time. The Governance Committee is responsible for developing a succession plan for the Board and making recommendations to the Board regarding director succession .

| SYSCO CORPORATION//2025 Proxy Statement | 13 |

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MATTERS Election of Directors

Director Qualifications The Board, as recommended by the Governance Committee, has determined that the qualifications described below are the qualifications most significant for the Board to possess, collectively, to guide management in the achievement of the Company’s strategic priorities. The table below also shows how the Board believes these qualifications are distributed among our director nominees. The priorities and emphasis of the Governance Committee and of the Board with regard to these qualifications will change from time to time as the Company’s strategic priorities and the composition of the Board evolve.

| Director Qualifications |                                           |     |    |
|                         | Accounting/Audit/Financial Reporting      |     |  8 |
|                         | Business Operations                       |     | 10 |
|                         | Distribution/Supply Chain                 |     |  7 |
|                         | Executive Leadership/Management           |     | 11 |
|                         | Finance                                   |     | 10 |
|                         | Foodservice IndustryExperience            |     |  4 |
|                         | HR/Human CapitalManagement/LargeWorkforce |     | 10 |
|                         | International/Global                      |     |  9 |
|                         | M&A/Integration                           |     |  8 |
|                         | Marketing/Sales/Merchandising             |     |  7 |
|                         | Public CompanyBoard Service               |     | 10 |
|                         | Risk Oversight/Management                 |     | 10 |
|                         | Strategy Development                      |     | 11 |
|                         | Sustainability/ResponsibleGrowth          |     |  6 |
|                         | Digital Technology/Cybersecurity          |     |  5 |

| 14 | SYSCO CORPORATION//2025 Proxy Statement |

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MATTERS Nominees for Election as Directors at the Annual Meeting

NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AS DIRECTORS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING : The Board of Directors has nominated the 11 individuals identified below for election as directors to serve for one-year terms or until their successors are elected and qualified. Each of the nominees are currently serving as a director of Sysco, and each nominee consented to serve if elected. The Board believes the nominees’ combined qualifications, skills, and experience will contribute to an effective and