Sumner Jay Waring III was promoted to Senior Vice President, Major Market Operations, in February 2006. Mr. Waring joined SCI in 1996 as Area Vice President of Operations when SCI acquired his family's funeral business. He was appointed President of the Northeast Region in 1999 and President of the Pacific Region in September 2001. In September 2002, Mr. Waring was appointed Vice President, Western Operations, a position he held until May 2004 when he was appointed Vice President, Major Market Operations. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Stetson University, a degree in mortuary science from Mount Ida College, and a master's in business administration from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. |