Basingstoke, 14 March, 2017 – Tech Data has announced the appointment of Rob Tomlin as Managing Director UK of Azlan & Technology Solutions.
Reporting into Tech Data’s Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director, UK and Ireland, Andy Gass, Tomlin will oversee the integration of operations and set out a strategic plan for the newly combined organisation, which becomes the largest enterprise value-added distribution business in the UK.
Commenting on his new role, Tomlin said: “I am delighted to have been given this exceptional opportunity to lead the UK’s largest and most progressive enterprise value-added distribution business. I’m looking forward to exploring new opportunities to engage with our customers and partners. We are bringing together two organisations with a mutual commitment to providing the very best customer experience. My focus will be to ensure our partners benefit from the combined specialisms, skills and capabilities, and the extended and differentiated portfolio of IT solutions that we are now bringing together within the Azlan & Technology Solutions business.”
Andy Gass said: “Rob has great expertise and experience in managing value-added distribution and has both the strategic insight and inspirational qualities to lead the Azlan & Technology Solutions business into the next stage of its development in the UK and Ireland.”
Previously, Tomlin was Managing Director of Azlan, UK and Ireland, the enterprise business unit of Tech Data. He was appointed to that role in January 2016 having joined Tech Data when the company acquired SDG in September 2012.
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