Leadership
Doug Swick, General Manager
Doug joined Ben E. Keith Company in 1979. He has held positions in Sales, Purchasing and as Branch Manager of Wichita Falls, Dallas and Fort Worth Divisions. In 1998, Doug assumed position of General Manager for the consolidated Dallas/Fort Worth Division.
Steve McWilliams, Assistant General Manager
Steve joined Ben E. Keith Company in 1983, and has held positions in Sales and Purchasing at the Fort Worth and Oklahoma Divisions. In 1999, with the union of the Fort Worth Branch and the Dallas Branch, Steve assumed the position of Assistant General Manager and is responsible for the business development, regional chain business and management of western sales territories.
Mike Ferrell, Assistant General Manager
Mike joined Ben E. Keith Company in 1990. He has held positions as Sales Representative and District Sales Manager before assuming the position of Assistant General Manager upon the merging of the Fort Worth and the Dallas Divisions in 1999. Mike oversees National Accounts and the eastern sales territories for the Dallas/Fort Worth Division.
Todd Yater, Director of Purchasing
Todd joined Ben E. Keith Company in 1992 and has held positions as a District Sales Representative for the Fort Worth area, District Sales Manager and as a Non-Food Purchaing Manager. In 2008, he assumed the duties as Director of Purchasing for the Dallas/Fort Worth Division.
Roy Markham, Operations Manager
Roy joined Ben E. Keith Company in 1990. Beginning his career at the Amarillo Division, he has held positions in Operations and Transportation before assuming the role of Director of Warehouse Operations at the Dallas/Fort Worth Division in 1999. Most recently, Roy was named as an Assistant General Manager for our new Houston Division that is scheduled to begin servicing the Houston area in the 2010.
Mark Mullins, Director of Transportation
Mark joined Ben E. Keith Company in 1997, as Transporation Supervisor for the Fort Worth Division. He assumed the position of Director of Transportation in 1999, with the merge of the Fort Worth and Dallas Divisions. Mark oversees the largest transportation department in Ben E. Keith with more than 200 drivers covering Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and New Mexico.
Chris Snyder, Director of Marketing
Chris joined Ben E. Keith Company in 2002. He held a position as a District Sales Representative before assuming duties as the Director of Marketing in 2008, for the Dallas/Fort Worth Division
Brad Flickner, Information Systems Support Manager
Brad joined Ben E. Keith Company in 1986, where he served in several office support positions , as well as sales support for the Oklahoma City Division. In 1998, Brad transferred and assumed the role of I.S. Support Manager for the consolidated Dallas/Fort Worth Division.
