COO of area IT powerhouse set to become CEO

Richard Hume will lead Tech Data, succeeding Bob Dutkowsky.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 10:45 a.m. April 19, 2018
Richard Hume. Courtesy photo.
Richard Hume. Courtesy photo.
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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.

 

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