CLEARWATER, Fla.,
June 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
Tech Data Corporation (Nasdaq: TECD) today announced the combined
leadership of its Canadian operations following the acquisition of
Avnet's Technology Solutions business earlier this year.
Ed Galasso has been promoted to vice
president and general manager, Sales and Product Marketing, for
Tech Data's Commercial and Retail business in Canada. Brian
Aebig has been appointed vice president, Sales for the
company's Enterprise Solutions business in the country.
In his new role, Galasso will lead Tech Data's Canadian
commercial and retail channel, as well as the vendor relationships
and product marketing teams that serve those sales groups. He will
also work closely with the Canadian leaders of the company's
Enterprise Solutions and Services businesses to ensure the overall
success of Tech Data's Canadian operations, serving as the lead
executive for the entire Tech Data Canada organization. Galasso
will report to Marty
Bauerlein, senior vice president, Commercial & Retail
Solutions, North America.
Aebig will focus on the solutions-led business
with responsibility for sales, vendor relations, and supplier
marketing for the Canadian portfolio affiliated with the Enterprise
Solutions business. He reports to Mike Houghton, senior vice president, Sales,
Enterprise Solutions, North
America.
"We are extremely pleased to have Ed and Brian provide
proven, experienced leadership for our business in Canada," said Joe
Quaglia, president, the Americas at Tech Data. "Throughout
their careers, they have both demonstrated the leadership, customer
service and sales skills that are key to the success of Tech Data
and our partners. As Tech Data moves toward completing its
integration of the Technology Solutions business, we remain
strategically focused on growing our partners' businesses in
Canada, and we look forward to
leveraging the experience and innovative approach Ed and Brian
bring to the team."
Galasso joined Tech Data Canada as a director, Sales in
2001. Most recently, he drove sales force training and customer
adoption for Tech Data Cloud and led the customer segmentation of
Tech Data's Canadian business. Additionally, he served as co-chair
and spearheaded the growth and development of Tech Data's
TechSelect community in Canada. Prior to Tech Data, Ed
was with SBC Communications Inc. (now AT&T) as a business
manager for two years and with Anixter Canada Inc. as an assistant
controller and controller over a span of nine years. He holds an
Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a Chartered Professional
Accountant.
Aebig joined Tech Data in February
2017 upon the completion of Tech Data's acquisition of
Avnet's Technology Solutions division, where he served as vice
president and general manager for Avnet Technology Solutions,
Canada since September 2008. Over the course of Aebig's
30-year IT career, 25 were with Avnet and dedicated to the data
center solutions-oriented channel business. Aebig joined Avnet in
1991 as a sales executive for the Saskatchewan and Manitoba regions, progressing through
positions of increasing responsibility and spanning both supplier
businesses and geographic territories. He holds a B.S. in Computer
Science from the University of Regina,
and is a member of various industry associations and
committees.
Tech Data's approach to the Canadian market—in both the
Commercial & Retail Solutions and Enterprise Solutions
businesses, as well as Services— helps partners excel through
specialization while capitalizing on the high-growth,
next-generation technologies that are redefining the future.
Partners can leverage in-depth expertise in complementary
technology market segments, including cloud, cognitive computing,
the data center, data analytics, the Internet of Things (IoT),
mobility, security and enterprise networking, and
training and education.
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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
$26.2 billion in net sales for the
fiscal year ended January 31, 2017.
It is ranked No. 107 on the Fortune 500® and one of
Fortune's "World's Most Admired Companies." To learn more,
visit www.techdata.com, or follow us on Facebook and
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Media Contact
Wally Campbell
Public Relations
Manager, Americas
Tech Data
Corporation
480.794.7426
wally.campbell@techdata.com
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