Systemax Announces Management Appointments
January 03 2012 - 6:03PM
Business Wire
Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX) announced today that it has
appointed Perminder (Pim) Dale as Chief Executive of the European
Technology Products Group and promoted Bob Dooley to President of
Global Industrial. These newly created positions are part of the
Company’s initiatives to optimize operations and strengthen the
leadership structure in its European and industrial businesses.
Additionally, Scrib Dailey has been promoted to Vice President,
Operations of Global Industrial and Sally Buffkin has been
appointed Vice President, Human Resources for the North American
Technology Products Group.
Richard Leeds, Systemax’s Chairman and CEO, commented, “On
behalf of our Board of Directors and employees, I’d like to welcome
Pim and Sally to Systemax and congratulate Bob and Scrib on their
promotions. All are experienced executives and proven leaders
within their respective industries. With 20 years of IT industry
experience, including 15 years at Dell Computer Corp., Pim is a
seasoned manager with an extensive background in sales, marketing,
finance, service/support and operations. He has a successful track
record of building high growth businesses across multiple
international geographies. Under Pim’s leadership, we believe our
European Technology Group will continue to execute on its strategic
initiatives and become an even stronger competitor in the markets
in which it participates. Bob is a long time Systemax employee who
has provided years of exemplary leadership to our company and is a
great fit to continue to build on the notable success of our
industrial products business. Within Bob’s most recent position as
Vice President of Marketing and e-Commerce for Global Industrial,
he has been essential in building out the e-Commerce assets that
are now its largest and fastest growing sales channel. In addition,
Bob has played critical roles in a number of our key acquisitions.
We look forward to benefiting from the strong management skills he
brings to this new position.”
Pim Dale has extensive general management experience during his
20 years working within the IT industry, most recently at Dell
Computer Corp. from 1996 through 2010. In his most recent role at
Dell, as the Vice President and General Manager for Global
Distribution Channels, he was integral in establishing the global
distribution and retail network spanning emerging markets for
consumer and SMB segments. Prior to that, Mr. Dale was Vice
President and General Manager of EM-EMEA, appointed to build the
Dell business within EMEA emerging markets, comprising 120
countries. His tenure at Dell also included the roles of Director
of UK Corporate Sales and Director of the Server Business (EMEA).
Earlier in his career, Mr. Dale was employed at Sun Microsystems as
Head of Product Marketing for Northern Europe and prior to that as
a Business Development Manager of the manufacturing sector.
Additionally, his career included time at Siemens Nixdorf and
Hewlett Packard.
Bob Dooley most recently was Vice President of Marketing and
e-Commerce for Global Industrial since 2008. Prior to that, he
served as a Senior Vice President of Worldwide Computer Sales and
Marketing for Systemax and its predecessor companies, Global
Computer and Global Direct Mail, for fourteen years. During this
time, he also served as a Systemax Director from 1995 through 2004.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Dooley was a Senior Marketing Executive
for computer related products at Global Computer. During his career
at Systemax, he implemented and managed the computer products
division and assisted in the Company’s expansion into Europe. Mr.
Dooley also played critical roles during Systemax’s IPO process and
during many of the Company’s key acquisitions, including
TigerDirect and MISCO.
Scrib Dailey joined Systemax in 1985 and has served in a variety
of roles, most recently as General Manager of Global Industrial’s
Buford, Georgia and Las Vegas, Nevada facilities, which include
both distribution and call centers. In his new role, Scrib will
work closely with Bob Dooley and the other members of Global
Industrial’s leadership team in managing its North American
operations.
Sally Buffkin has joined the North American Technology Products
Group as Vice President, Human Resources. Most recently, she was
Director of Human Resources at American Express and prior to that
held Human Resources roles at Starbucks, Home Depot, Best Buy,
Target and Cargill. In her new role, Sally will work closely with
Dave Sprosty and the other members of the North America Technology
Group.
About Systemax Inc.
Systemax Inc. (http://www.systemax.com), a Fortune 1000 company,
sells personal computers, computer components and supplies,
consumer electronics and industrial products through a system of
branded e-Commerce websites, retail stores, relationship marketers
and direct mail catalogs in North America and Europe. The primary
brands are TigerDirect, CompUSA, Circuit City, MISCO, WStore and
Global Industrial.
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