Jonathan House Joins Hughes Supply as Vice President of Supply Chain Management

Jonathan House Joins Hughes Supply as Vice President of Supply
Chain Management
Appointment Reinforces Company's Commitment to Operational Efficiency and
Distribution Systems Excellence 


ORLANDO, Fla., July 11  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hughes Supply Inc. (NYSE:HUG)
announced today that Jonathan House has joined Hughes Supply as Vice President
of Supply Chain Management and will report to Chief Operating Officer Neal
Keating.  Mr. House most recently served as Vice President, Distribution &
Logistics at Standard Register, a leading information solutions company, in
Dayton, Ohio.  Prior to Standard Register, he worked as Vice President,
Logistics, Warehousing and Distribution, at Roberds, a leading retailer of home
furnishing products, and as Senior Consulting Project Manager at NCR
Corporation, a leading global technology company. His past military experience
included serving as Brigade Commander for the Eighth Transportation Brigade
with responsibility for 4,500 soldiers and Chief of Logistics for the U.N.
Peacekeeping Force in Israel and Egypt.

"Hughes Supply is committed to developing and deploying best in class processes
across businesses to increase efficiencies and sustain an environment of
continuous improvement," said Chief Operating Officer Neal Keating. "Jonathan
is a proven leader with more than 20 years of management experience in
logistics, warehousing, transportation, distribution and program management. 
His unique military, professional and academic background, combined with his
Six Sigma process improvement experience, makes him an ideal candidate for this
position."

Mr. House will be responsible for leading an overall assessment of the current
Hughes Supply logistics system and then developing recommendations for
continuous improvement.  He will serve as a resource in identifying methods for
enhancing customer service levels and reducing the cost structure.  He will
also spearhead efforts for improving processes and training, developing
operations talent and driving superior performance in Hughes Supply's
distribution network.

"Hughes Supply is a growing company with a great deal of opportunity for
improvement in supply chain and business processes," said Mr. House.  "I am
already impressed with Hughes' associates enthusiasm and commitment to the
company's goal of achieving operational excellence."

Mr. House holds both a B.A. in Political Science and an M.B.A. from the
University of Dayton.  He served as a Senior Research Fellow at National
Defense University in Washington, D.C. and wrote a thesis on U.S. military and
civilian transportation systems in times of war.  He participated in the
Logistics Executive Development Program at the University of Tennessee and the
Senior Executive Development Program at Harvard University.

Hughes Supply, Inc., founded in 1928, is one of the nation's largest
diversified wholesale distributors of construction, repair and maintenance-
related products, with over 500 locations in 40 states. Headquartered in
Orlando, Florida, Hughes employs approximately 9,400 associates and generated
annual revenues of $4.4 billion in its last fiscal year. Hughes is a Fortune
500 company and was named the #1 Most Admired Company in America in the
Wholesalers: Diversified Industry segment by FORTUNE Magazine. For additional
information on Hughes Supply, you may visit http://www.hughessupply.com/ . 

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