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President, Midwest Division

American Tire Distributors, Inc. distributes tires, wheels, service equipment, and shop supplies to the replacement tire market. The

As COO of USFoods, I'm responsible for overseeing 65 Divisions through a structure of 8 regions across the US. Core to this is delivering on the key results for the company, including both financial metrics such as sales (revenue) and EBITDA (profitability), as well as other leading indicators of success such as our customer net promoter score, employee promoter scores, and whether we are successfully executing against our strategic initiatives. A great day for me is spent with our front line team members such as our sales force, sharing with them what we've accomplished as a company and what their role was in delivering our results. A best day for me is when those teams leave one of our sessions inspired to do even more on behalf of our customers and the business. While I've been with USFoods for over 20 years, the large scale transformation we completed recently is one of the things I'm most proud of. People at every level worked hard to create a new kind of company in food service---a differentiated business-- and they succeeded. Over the course of four years, our people reshaped our company from the outside in, based on "voice of customer" feedback and the application of B to C concepts into a B to B industry. To do this, we had to first create a culture where people could be completely candid with each other and with leadership. This took incredible risk and courage, and our people rose to the occasion. The culture they built helps keep our CEO in touch with what's true at every level, which gives us an edge strategically and gives employees at all levels the opportunity to achieve their greatness. It's a remarkable process to have been part of.