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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/ . http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990803/HUGLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Hughes Supply, Inc. CONTACT: Lauren Brey, Director, Corporate Communications, Hughes Supply, Inc., +1-407-822-2143, or Web site: http://www.hughessupply.com/

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