Company: SYY
Filing Date: 2025-10-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000096021-25-000147
Chunk: 19

Company: SYSCO CORP
Filing Date: 2025-10-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 19
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cock, provides strong independent leadership and oversight, leveraging his substantial business experience, his service on our Board through multiple business cycles, and his prior role as Chair of our Governance Committee, where he guided a number of successful leadership transitions. This experience makes Mr. Glasscock a particularly valued advisor to our Chair of the Board and CEO and provides him with a deep level of understanding of our business that enhances his independence from management. The Lead Independent Director’s clearly defined role and responsibilities as detailed below, coupled with leadership of each Board Committee by an independent director, ensures that the independent directors have the ability to devote Board attention to any matter they deem appropriate. Robust Lead Independent Director Responsibilities: • Presides at all meetings of the Board at which the Chair of the Board is not present, including executive sessions of the independent directors; • Consults with the independent directors and serves as the primary liaison between the independent directors and the Chair of the Board and CEO; • Provides guidance and coaching to CEO; • Ensures effective communication among Board members; • Establishes the agenda for, calling and presiding for each meeting of the independent directors as necessary or desirable; • Consults with the CEO on the board agenda and ensures there is adequate time allotted for key topics; • Approves materials sent to the Board; • Evaluates, in collaboration with the CLD Committee, the performance of the Chair of the Board and CEO relative to any corporate goals and objectives established by the CLD Committee; • Leads the Board’s annual self-assessment; • Retains outside advisors and consultants to report directly to the Board; • Maintains free and open communication with the management of the Company; and • Participates in stockholder outreach.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Board Committees

BOARD COMMITTEES The Board has six standing committees: Audit Committee, the CLD Committee, the Governance Committee, Sustainability Committee, Technology Committee, and Executive Committee. The written charters for all six committees are published on our website at www.sysco.com under “Investors — Corporate Governance.” The current membership and primary responsibilities of the committees are summarized below.

| Audit Committee |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                    |             |            | Fiscal Year 2025 Meetings: 11 |             |
|                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Mr. HalversonCHAIR | Ms. DeBiase | Mr. Dibadj | Ms. Golder                    | Mr. Marques