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Image for Peter D. ArvanPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Peter D. Arvan
President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Arvan has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of POOLCORP since January 2019 and joined POOLCORP as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2017. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Arvan served as Chief Executive Officer of Roofing Supply Group from 2013 to 2015, and as President of SABIC Polymershapes (formerly GE Plastics - Polymershapes) from 2004 to 2013. From 1988-2004, Mr. Arvan held various management positions at GE Supply, including General Manager of Global Supply Chain and Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Quality Leader.

Image for Melanie M. HartVice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Melanie M. Hart
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Ms. Hart was named Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in August 2021. Ms. Hart previously served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer from 2019 to 2021 and as Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller from 2008 to 2019. She first joined POOLCORP in May 2006 as the Senior Director of Corporate Accounting before becoming the Corporate Controller in 2007. Prior to coming to POOLCORP, Ms. Hart served numerous publicly traded companies during her roles in the Assurance and Advisory Business Services Group at Ernst & Young LLP for 12 years. She is a certified public accountant.

Ms. Hart is on the board of directors of Beacon Roofing Supply, where she is a member of the audit committee.

Image for Kendall LargeVice President, Strategic Marketing
Kendall Large
Vice President, Strategic Marketing

Kendall Large was named Vice President, Strategic Marketing of POOLCORP in December 2022 to lead marketing strategy and demand generation for the Company. In the two years prior, Ms. Large served as the Vice President of Marketing for Pinch A Penny, and was responsible for retail and service marketing strategy, brand development, demand creation, and new owner lead generation. Before joining the Company in February 2021, Ms. Large held several positions within Marketing at New York Life from 2015-2021, including her most recent role as Corporate Vice President, responsible for customer marketing and retention. Earlier in her career, Ms. Large worked in the marketing agency sector and managed large-scale branding, communications, market research, and customer experience design projects across several industries.

Image for Todd R. MarshallVice President and Chief Information Officer
Todd R. Marshall
Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Mr. Todd Marshall was promoted to Chief Information Officer in 2019. He has served as Senior IT Director of the Company since 2017 and prior to that he was the IT Director beginning in 2008. Mr. Marshall has held several positions in management and has been employed with the company since 2004.

Image for Ike MihalyVice President of Operations & Supply Chain
Ike Mihaly
Vice President of Operations & Supply Chain

Mr. Mihaly joined POOLCORP in March 2022 as the Vice President of Operations & Supply Chain. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Mihaly was the Vice President of Supply Chain for Beacon Roofing Supply. Prior to that, Mr. Mihaly worked at General Electric in various management roles from February 2001 to April 2014 ranging from Sourcing and Inventory Manager, Sourcing Director, and Global Commodity Leader. Mr. Mihaly is a military veteran, and served four years as a US Army Armor Officer.

Image for Jennifer M. NeilVice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
Jennifer M. Neil
Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

Jennifer M. Neil has served as General Counsel of Pool Corporation since May 2003. In February 2005, she was appointed to serve as Secretary and in February 2018, she was also named Vice President. From January 2000 through April 2003, she was employed by Adams and Reese LLP, in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she represented and advised corporations in a range of areas, including labor and employment, commercial litigation, and securities. Prior to that, she was an associate with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where her work focused on structured finance.

Image for Walker SaikChief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller
Walker Saik
Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller

Mr. Saik was named Chief Accounting Officer and designated as the Company’s principal accounting officer in March 2023. He joined the Company as its Corporate Controller in July 2021 and continues to hold that position. He is a certified public accountant. Prior to joining POOLCORP, he was a Managing Director in the audit practice at Ernst & Young LLP, where he worked for the previous 13 years. Mr. Saik is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants.

Image for Kenneth G. St. Romain Senior Vice President
Kenneth G. St. Romain
Senior Vice President

Mr. St. Romain was promoted to Senior Vice President in September 2022. He previously served as Group Vice President of the Company from July 2007 to September 2022, SCP Distributors, LLC General Manager of the Central Division from 2001 to 2007 and as Vice President of SCP Distributors, LLC since 2004. Prior to that, Mr. St. Romain held several positions in management, and has been employed with the company since 1993.

Image for Luther WillemsVice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Luther Willems
Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Mr. Willems was promoted to Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer in March 2022. He joined POOLCORP in August of 2018 as the Senior Director of Human Resources. Before coming to POOLCORP, Mr. Willems was Senior Director of Human Resources for The Master Lock Company from 2014 – 2018, and before that was responsible for Talent Management & HR Technology for MasterBrand Cabinets from 2010 – 2014. Earlier in his career, Mr. Willems held various positions with T-Mobile USA and Southwestern Bell Communications (now AT&T).

Image for Donna K. WilliamsVice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Donna K. Williams
Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Ms. Williams was promoted to Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager for the Company in May 2015 and in February 2018, she was also named Vice President. Ms. Williams has served as General Manager, Sales, Marketing, and Product Management since joining the Company in 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Williams served as Director, Product Line Management with American Power Conversion (APC) Corporation from June 2006 until August 2007; and as Vice President, Global Product Development at Fedders Air Conditioning from May 2001 until May 2006. From 1988 until April 2001, Ms. Williams held positions at both John Deere, 1998 to 2001; and Poulan brand trimmers (Husqvarna AB), 1988 to 1997.

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Matters discussed in this website contain forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties. Our forward-looking statements express our current expectations or forecasts of possible future results or events, including projections of earnings and other financial performance measures, statements of management’s expectations regarding our strategic, operational and capital allocation plans and objectives, management's views on industry, economic, competitive, technological and regulatory conditions and other forecasts of trends and other matters. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historic or current facts and often use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “believe,” “will likely result,” “outlook,” “project,” “may,” “can,” “plan,” “target,” “potential,” “should” and other words and expressions of similar meaning.

No assurance can be given that the expected results in any forward-looking statement will be achieved, and actual results may differ materially due to one or more factors. For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act.

Certain factors that may affect our business and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement are described below.

  • The demand for our products may be adversely affected by unfavorable economic conditions and changes in consumer discretionary spending.
  • The COVID-19 pandemic, other major public health crises in the future, and associated responses could adversely impact our business and results of operations.
  • We are susceptible to adverse weather conditions, which could intensify as a result of climate change.
  • Our distribution business is highly dependent on our ability to maintain favorable relationships with suppliers.
  • We depend on a global network of suppliers to source our products, including our own branded products and products we have exclusive distribution rights to. Failure to achieve and maintain a high level of product and service quality and safety could damage our reputation, expose us to litigation and negatively impact our financial performance.
  • We face intense competition both from within our industry and from other leisure product alternatives.
  • More aggressive competition by store- and internet-based mass merchants and large pool or irrigation supply retailers could adversely affect our sales.
  • We depend on our ability to attract, develop and retain highly qualified personnel.
  • Past growth may not be indicative of future growth, and while we contemplate continued growth through internal expansion and acquisitions, no assurance can be made as to our ability to:
    • penetrate new markets;
    • generate sufficient cash flows to support expansion plans and general operating activities;
    • obtain financing;
    • identify appropriate acquisition candidates and successfully integrate acquired businesses;
    • identify appropriate locations for new sales centers and successfully integrate them into our network;
    • maintain favorable supplier arrangements and relationships; and
    • identify and divest assets which do not continue to create value consistent with our objectives.
  • We are subject to inventory management risks. Insufficient inventory may result in lost sales opportunities or delayed revenue, while excess inventory may negatively impact our gross margin.
  • We rely on information technology systems to support our business operations. A significant disturbance, breach or cybersecurity attack of our technological infrastructure could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
  • Failure to maintain the security of confidential information could damage our reputation and expose us to litigation. Additionally, changes in data privacy laws and our ability to comply with them could have a material adverse effect on us.
  • The nature of our business subjects us to compliance with employment, environmental, health, transportation, safety and other governmental regulations. Our costs of doing business could increase as a result of changes in, expanded enforcement of, or adoption of new federal, state or local laws and regulations.
  • Governmental actions designed to address climate change or the failure to meet environmental social and governance (“ESG”) expectations or standards or achieve our ESG goals could adversely affect our business.
  • We store chemicals, fertilizers and other combustible materials that involve fire, safety and casualty risks.
  • We conduct business internationally, which exposes us to additional risks.
  • Changes in import policy or trade relations, interruptions in our supply chain or increased commodity or supply chain costs could adversely affect our results of operations.
  • Excess tax benefits or deficiencies recognized from our accounting for share-based awards impact our reported earnings.
  • Increases in interest rates would increase the cost of servicing our debt and could reduce our profitability.
  • We may be adversely affected by the transition away from LIBOR and the use of SOFR or other alternative reference rates.
  • Changes in tax laws and accounting standards related to tax matters have caused, and may in the future cause, fluctuations in our effective tax rate.
  • We cannot assure you we will continue paying dividends at the current rates, or at all.
  • Lapses in our disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting could materially and adversely affect us.

The foregoing factors are not exhaustive and new factors may emerge which impact our business. It is impossible for us to predict all such factors. Therefore, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual future results. We cannot guarantee that any future event or result will be realized, although we believe we have been prudent in our plans and assumptions. Should additional risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could differ materially from those anticipated. Investors should bear this in mind as they consider forward-looking statements.

We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of subsequent events, new information or otherwise.