Announces regional leadership team
Barcelona, 01 March, 2017 – Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ: TECD), has appointed Patrick Zammit as president, Tech Data Europe. Zammit will report into Tech Data’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, Rich Hume.
Zammit was formerly global president, Avnet Technology Solutions prior to the acquisition by Tech Data. He previously led Avnet’s Electronics Marketing (EM) EMEA components business and held a number of leadership roles across finance, operations and strategic planning at Avnet. Prior to joining Avnet, he was with Arthur Andersen.
Tech Data has also announced its European Executive Board, which will be led by Zammit:
Hume said: “Patrick has expertise in managing both value-added and broadline distribution businesses within intricate markets. He is known as a passionate leader with the ability to deliver market-leading results. I am confident that Patrick and the outstanding leadership team that we have assembled will successfully guide Tech Data Europe into the future.”
About his new role, Zammit said: “I am looking forward to exploring new opportunities to engage with channel partners and vendors across Europe. We are bringing together two businesses with a mutual commitment to providing a world-class customer experience. My focus will be to ensure that our partners benefit from the broader and differentiated portfolio of IT solutions now available from Tech Data.”
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*GEO = Other European countries where Tech Data operates: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.
About Tech Data
Tech Data Corporation is one of the world’s largest wholesale distributors of technology products, services and solutions. Its advanced logistics capabilities and value added services enable 115,000 resellers to efficiently and cost effectively support the diverse technology needs of end users in more than 100 countries. Tech Data generated $26.4 billion in net sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016. It is ranked No. 108 on the Fortune 500® and one of Fortune’s “World’s Most Admired Companies.” To learn more, visit www.techdata.com, or follow on Facebook and Twitter.
For more information contact:
Andy Dow
Group Marketing Director
Tech Data UK
Tel: 01256 864611