Exhibit 99.1
Core-Mark Announces Retirement of CFO
South San Francisco, California – April 21, 2006 – Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: CORE), announced that James Wall, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has informed the Company that he intends to retire, as soon as the Company can identify a successor. The Company has engaged an executive search firm to locate suitable candidates for the position.
“We are profoundly grateful for Jim’s tremendous contributions to Core-Mark,” said J. Michael Walsh, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Jim has been a key part of our efforts to register our stock with SEC, list on NASDAQ and establish Core-Mark as a public company. We will miss Jim’s dedication and leadership, but we wish him all possible happiness in the future.”
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About Core-Mark
Core-Mark is one of the largest broad-line, full-service wholesale distributors of packaged consumer products to the convenience retail industry in North America. Founded in 1888, Core-Mark provides distribution and logistics services as well as marketing programs to over 19,000 retail locations in 38 states and five Canadian provinces through 24 distribution centers, two of which Core-Mark operate as third party logistics providers. Core-Mark services traditional convenience retailers, grocers, drug, liquor and specialty stores, and other stores that carry consumer packaged goods. For more information, please visitwww.core-mark.com
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Contact: Ms Milton Gray Draper, Director of Investor Relations at 650-589-9445 X3027 or at mdraper@core-mark.com