Stephen Higgs

Senior Vice President, U.S. Broadline Foodservice Operations Sysco

Last Reviewed: October 3, 2026

Executive Summary

Stephen Higgs has been Senior Vice President of U.S. Broadline Foodservice Operations at Sysco since March 2026. He previously served as senior vice president of global operations from 2023 to 2026 and as market president for the South from 2020 to 2023, according to Sysco’s annual report. Sysco’s 2026 proxy names him among its named executive officers for fiscal 2026, alongside the chief executive, the interim chief financial officer, the chief legal officer and the chief human resources officer. He took over the U.S. broadline operations as the company pursued its planned acquisition of Jetro Restaurant Depot, and Sysco granted him a retention award in January 2026. He moved from a regional operating role to global operations before taking the U.S. broadline business.

Career Highlights

• Senior Vice President, U.S. Broadline Foodservice Operations, at Sysco since March 2026.
• Senior Vice President, Global Operations, 2023 to 2026.
• Market President, South, 2020 to 2023.
• Named executive officer in Sysco’s 2026 proxy statement.

Professional Journey

Higgs was market president for the South at Sysco from 2020 to 2023, according to the company’s fiscal 2026 10-K, and senior vice president of global operations from 2023 to 2026.

In 2026 he was appointed senior vice president of U.S. Broadline Foodservice Operations; the 2026 proxy dates the change in his pay related to the appointment to 1 March 2026, and he filed his initial statement of ownership as a Sysco officer that month. The proxy also records a one-time retention award granted to him on 1 January 2026.

The proxy lists him as one of seven named executive officers for fiscal 2026, together with chief executive Kevin Hourican, interim chief financial officer Brandon Sewell, chief legal officer Jennifer Schott, chief human resources officer Ronald Phillips and two former 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

No education is established in the sources read for this profile, so the field is left empty rather than estimated.