Bio
Mr. Perez de la Mesa served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Pool Corporation from 2001 until his retirement at the end of 2018; he served as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1999 to 2001. Prior to leading Pool Corporation, he gained extensive general, financial and operations management experience with Watsco, Inc. from 1994 to 1999, Fresh Del Monte Produce B.V. from 1987 to 1994, International Business Machines Corp. from 1982 to 1987, and Sea‑Land Service Inc./R.J. Reynolds, Inc. from 1977 to 1982.