Edward D. Shirley

Edward D. Shirley

Board Member at New York Life Insurance
Company Tenure: 7 years
Education:
University of Massachusetts (B.B.A.)
Biography:

Edward D. Shirley joined the Board of Directors at Sysco in 2016 serving as the Chairman since 2020 and Lead Independent Directors from 2018 to 2020. Mr. Shirley has also served on the Board of Directors at New York Life Insurance since 2015. Mr. Shirley served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bacardi Limited, a global beverage and spirits company, from March 2012 to April 2014. Prior to that, he served as Vice Chairman of Global Beauty and Grooming, a business unit of The Procter & Gamble Company from July 2008 through June 2011, and as Vice Chair on Special Assignment from July 2011 through December 2011. Prior to that, he served as Group President, North America of Procter & Gamble from April 2006 and held several senior executive positions during his 27 years with The Gillette Company, which was acquired by Procter & Gamble in 2005. He also has public company board experience, having served as a member of the Elizabeth Arden, Inc. board of directors since December 2015, including as Chair of its Compensation Committee, and as a member of the board of directors of Time Warner Cable Inc. from 2009 to 2016. Mr. Shirley currently serves on the Audit and Insurance & Operations Committees and is also a partner in PTW Capital.

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