Food distributor Sysco adds two board members to advance AI transformation

Aug 20 : Sysco on Thursday said it has appointed two new directors with artificial intelligence and industry expertise, while also strengthening board oversight, as the food distributor pushes ahead with its AI-driven transformation.The move comes as food and restaurant companies increasingly adopt AI tools to improve demand forecasting, inventory management, supply-chain planning and customer service.Here are the details:• Jason Murray, CEO of logistics technology firm Shipium and a former Amazon executive, and Tom Ondrof, former CFO of food service company Aramark, will join the board on September 1, increasing its size to 13 directors. • The Houston-based company also said its Technology Committee has been renamed the Artificial Intelligence Transformation & Technology Committee, with M