CLEARWATER, Fla., Dec. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Reinforcing its
commitment to providing channel partners with global reach and an
unmatched end-to-end portfolio, Tech Data (Nasdaq: TECD) today
announced the expansion of its two pan-European specialized
solution businesses, Datech Solutions and Maverick AV Solutions,
into all of the company's global markets. Additionally, the company
announced the appointment of Sergio
Farache to senior vice president, Global Cloud Solutions,
providing dedicated global leadership for one of Tech Data's most
strategic next-generation technology offerings.
"Today we are proud to take a significant step forward in our
growth strategy as we become the IT distributor of the future,"
said Michael Urban, corporate vice
president, Strategy, Transformation and Global Vendor Management,
at Tech Data. "As the physical and virtual worlds become
increasingly intermeshed, Tech Data enables our channel partners to
meet the evolving demands of IT consumption by optimizing our
global footprint and strengthening our end-to-end portfolio of
products, solutions and services. The expanded availability of
these two solutions, as well as dedicated global leadership of our
cloud strategy, will allow us to provide more value to our channel
partners throughout the world than ever before."
GLOBAL EXPANSION
Datech Solutions and Maverick AV Solutions will remain under the
direction of those who drove their regional success: Mike Appel, vice president, Datech Solutions,
and Jon Sidwick, vice president, Maverick AV Solutions. Appel and
Sidwick will report to Michael
Urban, corporate vice president, Strategy, Transformation
and Global Vendor Management. Focused on formulating and driving
the long-term strategic direction for Tech Data, the Strategy,
Transformation and Global Vendor Management organization works with
the company's worldwide leadership team to identify and capture
growth opportunities through Tech Data's portfolio, global scope
and deep expertise across the technology continuum.
Datech Solutions is a highly specialized provider of value-added
services to Autodesk and the Autodesk reseller channel. Appel has
led Datech since 2007, expanding its presence to 17 countries
across Europe and in North America. Tech Data has also recently
been named an Autodesk distributor in several countries in
Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam, effective February 1, 2018. As a global organization,
Datech Solutions will leverage its unique value-add model,
capabilities, processes and best practices to benefit channel
partners and Autodesk in all three regions.
Maverick AV Solutions works with the world's leading
audio-visual (AV) brands to provide customers with complete
solutions that meet their AV needs. Over the past 20 years, Sidwick
has grown Maverick from a UK-based team to a pan-European leader.
As more AV applications are adopted by companies, educational
institutions and government agencies around the world, Maverick's
scalable, platform-based approach is well-positioned to meet the
needs of this fast-growing market. Tech Data will expand this
successful model into the Americas and Asia Pacific. In the Americas, the Visual
Solutions practice will be transitioned into Maverick.
CLOUD LEADERSHIP
Sergio Farache will lead Tech
Data's Global Cloud Solutions team, working collaboratively with
the cloud solutions and next-generation technology leaders in each
of the company's three regions to define Tech Data' global cloud
strategy and align public, private and hybrid cloud offerings into
the channel's most robust cloud portfolio available today. He will
also be responsible for growing Tech Data's StreamOne™ cloud
marketplace into an end-to-end digital platform for transaction,
consumption and value creation by Tech Data customers. Farache will
join the Strategy, Transformation and Global Vendor Management
organization and report to Urban.
"Current projections show significant cloud growth in all
segments, and cloud is a primary delivery model for next-generation
technologies," said Urban. "We are placing great emphasis on
advancing our cloud leadership position and, as a proven change
agent with the ability to translate complex strategies and
technologies into executable solutions, we are confident Sergio
will propel our cloud team forward."
A 25-year veteran of the technology industry, Farache previously
served as senior vice president, Solutions and Strategy within Tech
Data's Americas Enterprise Solutions business, where he led the
company's specialty business units (SBUs), including IoT,
Analytics, Cloud, Mobility and Security. Farache joined Tech Data
in February 2017 through the
acquisition of Avnet's Technology Solutions business.
For more information on Tech Data's global expansion and journey
to become the distributor of the future, click here; for Datech
Solutions, click here; and for Maverick AV Solutions, click
here.
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About Tech Data
Tech Data connects the
world with the power of technology. Our end-to-end portfolio of
products, services and solutions, highly specialized skills, and
expertise in next-generation technologies enable channel partners
to bring to market the products and solutions the world needs to
connect, grow and advance. Tech Data is ranked No. 107 on
the Fortune 500® and has been named one of
Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies for eight straight years.
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