COO of area IT powerhouse set to become CEO

CLEARWATER — Tech Data has announced a succession plan that will see its long-serving CEO, Bob Dutkowsky, step down from his post in June. He will be replaced by COO and Executive Vice President Richard Hume, who will also join the Clearwater-based Fortune 500 company’s board of directors.

According to a press release, Dutkowsky — who has been Tech Data’s CEO since 2006 — will remain with the company as executive chairman of its board of directors.