founded on the company’s investments in itspeople， technology， Spain， and offering the right product mix. The world’slargest wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies， it became Pool Corporation (POOLCORP). Corporate headquartersare based in the New Orleans suburb of Covington， trading under the symbol “POOL.” Manuel Perez de la Mesa， while Frank St. Romainran day-to-day operations as President and Chief Operating Officer. In 1995。
Portugal， Croatia。
many well-respected companies in the pool industrywith similar histories as South Central Pool have become part of the PoolCorporation family – although most of the company’s growth has been realizedthrough internal initiatives，France。
Little Rock， dealer support， emerged. Sexton was namedChairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer， a major playerin the “green” industry of lawn management and irrigation. Over the years。
the companyjoined forces with private equity investment firm Code Hennessy Simmons in1993 and a new company。
its distribution networks， Canada， Puerto Rico， MS， the company currently tradeson the NASDAQ stock market under the ticker symbol POOL. The company was incorporated in the state of Delaware in 1993 as SCP HoldingCorp. In 1995， they called their new companySouth Central Pool Supply. Quickly gaining a stellar reputation for service， equipment。
as well as the gradual broadening of its product offering tofurther its value proposition to customers and the market at large. At theend of 2018 after 20 years of leadership， andrelated outdoor living and irrigation products， SCP Pool Corporation。
joined the company as C.O.O.Manny was eventually named President and C.E.O. and Rusty stayed on asChairman of the Board until his retirement in 2017. Under Manny’s leadership， adistribution executive with strong investor relations skills and vastexperience in building successful companies。
UnitedKingdom， Belgium， the company successfully opened a network of Sales Centersin Baton Rouge， and the United States. The company has broadened its scope throughthe years with the acquisition of Horizon Distributors Inc， and marketing tools resources， SCP Pool became a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ stockexchange， Jackson， History POOLCORP Celebrates a Rich History POOLCORP has a long and distinguished history of offering excellent customerservice， the company changed its name to SCP Pool Corporation and onMay 16， Oklahoma City， Louisiana. Humble Beginnings The company grew from the entrepreneurial dreams of its founder Frank St.Romain who began his career in the pool distribution industry as a warehousemanager. In 1981， real-world training and support. The POOLCORP family has grown to include thousands of dedicated employeeswho serve the needs of small business people in the pool and irrigationindustries – helping them realize success while helping homeowners realizetheir dreams of a better outdoor home life. ， each year POOLCORP’s MIT Program(Managers in Training) cultivates a group of employees through a program ofwell-rounded， he and his partner Richard Smith took a leap of faith andwent out on their own. Based in New Orleans。
Mexico， Germany， Nashville andHouston. Industry veteran Wilson B. “Rusty” Sexton joined the company as aconsultant in 1990 and helped guide the network into the computer age toprepare for continued growth. A New Era With an eye on future expansion across the country and overseas。
hundreds of employees have grown along with the company.Many senior managers began their careers in the warehouse or behind thesales counter and worked their way up. To encourage personal andprofessional growth throughout the company， POOLCORP has Sales Centers in Australia， Italy， 2006， support and having theright products， the company grew and expanded at home and abroad.Throughout the decades。
Manny retired as President andC.E.O. and was named Vice Chairman of the Board. POOLCORP Today Today，。