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Nominations Closed at Midnight (PDT) on Friday, August 8, 2003

Voting Began Saturday, August 9, 2003

Voting Ended September 1, 2003

This was so close that we actually did a re-count:  The results were the same.  It's so close we couldn't believe it.  We did our best to eliminate duplicate voting and we are pretty sure that the count is accurate.  We are very sure that the order is correct.  All three of the winners here should be very proud that over TEN THOUSAND votes were submitted for each of them.  These are people IN THE INDUSTRY...they are NOT advertisers with us.  YOU selected them.

Current Nominees:

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Bruce Schwartz  (10,811 votes)
    Sysco, L.A.

Mike Guidone  (10,798 votes)
    HPC Foodservice Bristol, CT

Dino Cortopassi  (10,402 votes)
    Stanislaus Food Products

Tom McGettigan  (3,399 votes) eliminated 8/30/2003
    Pres. USF Philly Div

Paul Gordon  (2,402 votes) eliminated 8/29/2003
    President and CEO, Gordon Foodservice

Russ Sislofsky  (2,183 votes) eliminated 8/29/2003
    US Foodservice, Santa Ana, Warehouse Manager

Phil Waring  (2,091 votes) eliminated 8/29/2003
    Sysco, L.A.

Thomas E. Brown  (1,728 votes) eliminated 8/28/2003
    VP Purchasing, Maines Paper and Food Service (2001 FoodserviceRumors Man of the Year Runner-Up)

Rob Monroe  (1,568 votes) eliminated 8/28/2003
    Prestige Sales & Marketing

James Boretos  (1,562 votes) eliminated 8/28/2003
    (Deceased) Former VP Procurement of USF

Hal Saxby  (1,145 votes) eliminated 8/27/2003
    VP Sales Sysco Columbia

Tom Nagos  (1,026 votes) eliminated 8/27/2003
    USF, Livermore

Carl Cannova  (722 votes) eliminated 8/27/2003
    Prez & CEO, Sysco West Coast Florida

Bruce Cornwall  (523 votes) eliminated 8/26/2003
    Kraft Foodservice

Mac Pearce  (512 votes) eliminated 8/26/2003
    Former CEO-PYA Monarch

Frank Barreto  (509 votes) eliminated 8/26/2003
    Sysco, SouthEast Florida

Tino Manus  (411 votes) eliminated 8/25/2003
    Foodservice Legend

Lisa Schroeder  (397 votes) eliminated 8/25/2003
    USF Gourmet, Indianapolis. An Original at the E/S DIVISION

Ed Caples  (387 votes) eliminated 8/25/2003
    VP, Ops, Sysco Albany

Ron Pereen  (335 votes) eliminated 8/24/2003
    VP Purchasing, PFG/AFI Foodservice

Fred Pickering  (332 votes) eliminated 8/24/2003
    USF, retired

Charlie Feldman  (328 votes) eliminated 8/24/2003
    Director of Sales, Maines Paper and Food Service

Wayne L. Norman  (293 votes) eliminated 8/23/2003
    Retired owner of Norman's Food Service Battle Creek

Bill Needell  (273 votes) eliminated 8/23/2003
    DSM, USF Philly Division

Dave McAnally  (266 votes) eliminated 8/23/2003
    Rykoff/Sexton VP Finance

David Kristal  (247 votes) eliminated 8/22/2003
    CEO of Embers America, Founder of Foodservice Advantage Club

Roger Toomey  (245 votes) eliminated 8/22/2003
    Prez, Unipro

Dan Carroll  (228 votes) eliminated 8/22/2003
    USF, Phoenix

Jennifer Bates  (195 votes) eliminated 8/21/2003
    V.P. Marketing, USF

Mike Rooney  (194 votes) eliminated 8/21/2003
    Sysco, CT

James Sisk  (182 votes) eliminated 8/21/2003
    VP Sales, USF Fort Mill, South Carolina

Gary Rose  (178 votes) eliminated 8/20/2003
    USF NE Zone Prez

Robert T. "Tom" Russell  (173 votes) eliminated 8/20/2003
    USF

Dave Bailey  (164 votes) eliminated 8/20/2003
    President USF Boston and Peabody

Tom Kaiser  (125 votes) eliminated 8/19/2003
    VP of Human Resources at Smart & Final Foodservice

Brian Bazinet  (123 votes) eliminated 8/19/2003
    V.P. of Sales Metropolitan Provisions, L.A.

Matthew Dewey  (88 votes) eliminated 8/19/2003
    Prez, Binghamton Coffee

Melody O'Shea  (85 votes) eliminated 8/18/2003
    V.P. Sales, USF Livermore

Chuck Brown  (83 votes) eliminated 8/18/2003
    Operations Manager, USF Livermore

John Nolan  (78 votes) eliminated 8/18/2003
    VP Merchandising Sysco Portland

Dave Bryan  (57 votes) eliminated 8/17/2003
    USF Las Vegas Division Prez

Bob Stout  (55 votes) eliminated 8/17/2003
    USF Zone Prez, Carolinas

Jim McManus  (51 votes) eliminated 8/17/2003
    Prestige Sales and Marketing

Jodi Siegel  (43 votes) eliminated 8/16/2003
    USF Export Coordinator, Boca Raton, FL

Ed Custer  (42 votes) eliminated 8/16/2003
    VP Sales, USF Philly Division

Brian Isaeff  (40 votes) eliminated 8/16/2003
    Publisher, Penninsula Food News

Yiannis Marcopoulos  (36 votes) eliminated 8/15/2003
    Account Manager, Maines Paper & Foodservice

Jim Miller  (33 votes) eliminated 8/15/2003
    USF Consultant

Stephanie Wyatt  (31 votes) eliminated 8/15/2003
    Director of Human Resources, Maines Paper and Food Service

Kelley Birmingham  (21 votes) eliminated 8/14/2003
    Customer Service Manager, Maines Paper and Food Service

Matt Curley  (21 votes) eliminated 8/14/2003
    Transportation Manager, Maines Paper and Food Service

Tom "Elvis" Pelkey  (14 votes) eliminated 8/14/2003
    Midstate Food Brokers, Liverpool, NY

Steve Caligiuri  (18 votes) eliminated 8/13/2003
    RM, Sysco / Iowa

Joe Cambi  (18 votes) eliminated 8/13/2003
     X-Prez & Owner of SFC

Cindy Naes  (16 votes) eliminated 8/13/2003
    VP Merchandising, USF Raleigh

Debbie Spirito  (12 votes) eliminated 8/12/2003
    Director of E & S Purchasing, Maines Paper and Food Service

Erik Olson  (7 votes) eliminated 8/12/2003
    USF – Grand Cayman

Toni Pitkin  (7 votes) eliminated 8/12/2003
    Marketing Coordinator, Maines Paper and Food Service

Howard Block  (3 votes) eliminated 8/12/2003
    Account Manager, Maines Paper and Food Service

Kos Christidis  (3 votes) eliminated 8/12/2003
    Account Manager, Maines Paper and Food Service

Ken Kling  (3 votes) eliminated 8/12/2003
    Business developer, Sysco, Louisville

John Nally  (3 votes) eliminated 8/12/2003
    Dawn Food Products

James Smith  (3 votes) eliminated 8/12/2003
    Director, Customer Service, Maines Paper and Food Service

Steve Culloo  (2 votes) eliminated 8/11/2003
US Foodservice, Allentown

Pat De Ordio  (2 votes) eliminated 8/11/2003
    Warehouse Director, Maines Paper and Food Service

Mark Kaiser  (2 votes) eliminated 8/11/2003
    USF

Tim Lee  (2 votes) eliminated 8/11/2003
    USF

Chris Mellon  (2 votes) eliminated 8/11/2003
    CEO, Maines Paper and Food Service

Joe Mesquita  (2 votes) eliminated 8/11/2003
    DM, Sysco, CT

Jon Mollman  (2 votes) eliminated 8/11/2003
    VP of Operations, Maines Paper and Food Service

Rob Resnick  (2 votes) eliminated 8/11/2003
    Sysco, L.A.

Glen Shaw  (2 votes) eliminated 8/11/2003
    Hallsmith Sysco

Debbie Sturdevant  (2 votes) eliminated 8/11/2003
    Administrative Assistant, Street Sales, Maines Paper and Food Service

Tommy Thompson (2 votes) eliminated 8/11/2003
    Account Manager, Maines Paper and Food Service

Dave Vassi (2 votes) eliminated 8/11/2003
    Quandt's FS VP Sales

Guy Zehner  (1 votes) eliminated 8/11/2003
    Vice President of Street Sales, Maines Paper and Food Service

Ed Munson  (0 votes) eliminated 8/10/2003
    Hunt-Wesson/Contessa

Eliot Meiseles  (0 votes) eliminated 8/10/2003
    US Foodservice, Boca Raton Florida Division

Tim Hart  (0 votes) eliminated 8/10/2003
    Kraft Foodservice

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