Jennifer Johnson

Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer Sysco

Last Reviewed: October 3, 2026

Executive Summary

Jennifer Johnson has been Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Sysco since October 2023, serving as the company’s principal accounting officer. She joined from FedEx, where she had worked since 2005. At FedEx she held financial reporting roles, became staff director of financial reporting, vice president of accounting at FedEx Corporate Services, and from 2015 staff vice president and corporate controller. From 2021 to 2023 she was FedEx’s corporate vice president and principal accounting officer, responsible for global accounting and controllership, consolidations, SEC and statutory reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accountancy from Mississippi State University and, according to Sysco, is a certified public accountant.

Career Highlights

• Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Sysco since October 2023.
• Corporate Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer of FedEx, 2021 to 2023.
• Staff Vice President and Corporate Controller of FedEx, 2015 to 2021.
• Vice President, Accounting, FedEx Corporate Services, 2013 to 2015.
• Certified public accountant, according to Sysco.

Professional Journey

Johnson earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees of professional accountancy from Mississippi State University, according to Sysco’s 2023 filing on her appointment. She joined FedEx in 2005 and held positions in its financial reporting group, including staff director of financial reporting from 2011 to 2013.

She was vice president of accounting at FedEx Corporate Services from 2013 to 2015 and staff vice president and corporate controller of FedEx Corporation from 2015 to 2021. In August 2021 she became FedEx’s corporate vice president and principal accounting officer-elect and from October 2021 its corporate vice president and principal accounting officer, responsible for global accounting and controllership, the consolidations process, SEC reporting, statutory reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

Sysco’s board approved her appointment as senior vice president and chief accounting officer on 12 October 2023, effective 23 October 2023; she succeeded Scott Stone, who had served as interim chief accounting officer. Sysco’s fiscal 2026 10-K lists her among its eight executive officers. Sysco, a Houston-based foodservice distributor, operated 333 distribution facilities across North America and Europe at the end of fiscal 2026 and in March 2026 agreed to acquire Jetro Restaurant Depot, according to its 10-K.

Education

Mississippi State University

Master’s degree, Professional accountancy

Mississippi State University

Bachelor’s degree, Accountancy