CLEARWATER — Tech Data Corp. director Jackie Baron, a 20-year veteran of the multibillion dollar technology wholesaler, has been named one of most powerful women in her industry by a technology publication.
Baron, who is director of credit operations and customer care at Tech Data (symbol: TECD; recent price: $49.17), was recognized as one of the “Power 100 Women of the Channel” by CRM magazine, an industry trade publication. The women on the list represent a changing trend in a traditionally male-dominated industry, says a Tech Data press release.
Prior to Baron's current position, she and her team were responsible for supporting Tech Data's TechSelect, a group of more than 400 small to medium-sized business resellers, with more than $1 billion in annual sales.
During Baron's career at Tech Data, she has led strategic initiatives aligning the company's vast sales, marketing and services offerings to better connect some of the largest technology resellers with hardware and software producers.
Tech Data, based in Clearwater, had $25.4 billion in sales during its fiscal year ended Jan. 31. It is ranked 119th on the Fortune 500.