Pool Corporation Announces the Retirement of Mark W. Joslin and the Appointment of Melanie Housey Hart as Main Economical Officer

COVINGTON, La., March 01, 2021 (Globe NEWSWIRE) — Pool Company (Nasdaq/GSM:POOL) introduced these days that Mark W. Joslin will retire as Senior Vice President, Main Fiscal Officer (CFO) and Treasurer in 2021 immediately after additional than sixteen years of company with the firm. The Board of Directors has appointed Melanie Housey Hart to be the company’s subsequent CFO. Mrs. Hart at present serves as the company’s Vice President, Company Controller and Main Accounting Officer. Mr. Joslin will go on in his purpose right until afterwards this 12 months in buy to assure a effective changeover.

“On behalf of the Board of Directors and the total POOLCORP workforce, I want to convey our heartfelt gratitude to Mark for his extraordinary leadership and important contributions to the expansion and success of our firm throughout his sixteen yrs of provider. As CFO, Mark has performed an instrumental purpose in various strategic and monetary initiatives, such as growing our enterprise organically and by acquisitions, encouraging to travel enhancements in profitably and income movement and sustaining a powerful balance sheet. I would also like to personally thank Mark for currently being an unbelievable partner and trusted advisor in supporting me as CEO,” said Peter D. Arvan, President and CEO.

As Vice President, Company Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, Mrs. Hart is accountable for the company’s accounting and monetary reporting capabilities, like money planning and evaluation, tax and global accounting, and is a accredited CPA. Mrs. Hart to start with joined POOLCORP in 2006 as the Senior Director of Company Accounting. She has served as Corporate Controller considering the fact that July 2007, was specified as Chief Accounting Officer in Might 2008 and appointed Vice President in February 2019. Prior to signing up for POOLCORP, she was a Senior Supervisor in the Assurance and Advisory Business enterprise Solutions Team at Ernst & Youthful, in which she labored for the prior 12 many years.

“Melanie possesses a unique mix of superior monetary acumen and strategic target, along with a deep knowledge of our business and our vision. She has a shown keep track of record of main change throughout our enterprise to generate extensive-phrase shareholder advancement. Her collaborative mentality can make her a valued and trusted companion to our senior management staff and other folks, both of those inside of and outdoors our firm. I seem forward to performing carefully with Melanie to proceed our heritage of fantastic benefit creation for our customers, suppliers, shareholders and workers,” commented Arvan.

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Pool Corporation is the world’s premier wholesale distributor of swimming pool and linked yard products. POOLCORP operates somewhere around 400 revenue centers in North America, Europe and Australia by means of which it distributes additional than 200,000 national brand and non-public label merchandise to about 120,000 wholesale shoppers. For more facts about POOLCORP, please visit www.poolcorp.com.

This information release might incorporate “forward-looking” statements that contain hazard and uncertainties. The forward-hunting statements in this launch are designed pursuant to the harmless harbor provisions of the Personal Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Real outcomes might vary materially owing to a selection of elements, together with impacts on our business from the COVID-19 pandemic, the sensitivity of the swimming pool provide company to temperature situations and other challenges specific in POOLCORP’s 2020 Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other stories and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Make contact with:

Curtis J. Scheel
Director of Investor Relations
985.801.5341
curtis.scheel@poolcorp.com