Pool Corporation announced that its Board of Directors appointed James D. Hope to serve as a director upon recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Board appointed him to serve effective October 10, 2022, until the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders, at which time he will stand for election by Pool Corporation's shareholders. Mr. Hope has been appointed to serve on the Board's Audit Committee.

With this appointment, the Board increased its size from ten to eleven members. Mr. Hope, 62, currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Performance Food Group and has served in this position since 2018. Prior to joining Performance Food Group, Mr. Hope spent 26 years in executive leadership roles at Sysco Corporation, most recently serving as Executive Vice President of Business Transformation after serving as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Before that, Mr. Hope progressed through several financial and sales leadership positions prior to becoming President and Chief Executive Officer of Sysco Corporation's Kansas City operating company.

He received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas.