Gordon Food Service today announced it has appointed Kara Gordon Warren to the Company’s Board of Directors. Kara will be the first member of the fifth generation of the Gordon family to join the Board of Directors. Her service on the Board will begin in October 2016.
Following graduation from Taylor University and employment experience with a publishing company in Chicago, Kara began her career with Gordon Food Service in 2003 as a sales representative, first in Chicago and then in Grand Rapids. In 2007 she joined the company’s Category Management team. Kara became the Director of eBusiness in 2011, Director of Business Transformation in 2013, and Marketing Director for the Great Lakes Division in 2014. Kara is currently the Assistant General Manager for the company’s Florida Division and will become General Manager for the division in April 2017.
“I am honored by this appointment to the Gordon Food Service Board of Directors,” Warren says. “My experiences at Gordon Food Service over the past 13 years have instilled a deep appreciation for our employees and a great respect for the customers that we serve. I strongly believe that our future is bright, and I look forward to contributing to the direction of the company in this new capacity.”
Commenting on Kara’s appointment, Gordon Food Service Board Chairman Dan Gordon said, “We are excited to welcome the first member of the next generation of the Gordon family into the governance of the company. We will be fortunate to have Kara’s Gordon family perspective in guiding our family business as well as the benefit of her years of hands-on experience in many areas of the business.”
About Gordon Food Service
Since 1897, we have delivered uncompromising quality and heartfelt service for our customers. We began as a simple butter-and-egg delivery service, and have grown to become the largest family business in the foodservice industry by upholding the same approach for over 115 years—remaining passionately committed to the people we serve. Today, we serve foodservice operators in the Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest regions of the United States and coast-to-coast in Canada. We also operate more than 170 Gordon Food Service Store® locations in the U.S., which are open to the public and provide restaurant-quality products and friendly, knowledgeable service without a membership fee. By partnering with organizations from across industries—healthcare to education, independent and chain restaurants, and event planners—we help our customers create food experiences that people choose, enjoy, and remember.
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