IT powerhouse makes a change at the top

Instead of doing a series of victory laps, outgoing Tech Data CEO Bob Dutkowsky spent years searching for his replacement. He found the perfect candidate by looking to his roots at IBM.

  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 6:00 a.m. July 6, 2018
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Bob Dutkowsky recently oversaw the recruitment and hiring of a new CEO at Tech Data, where he had been CEO for 12 years.
Bob Dutkowsky recently oversaw the recruitment and hiring of a new CEO at Tech Data, where he had been CEO for 12 years.
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Bob Dutkowsky’s 12-year tenure as CEO of Tech Data saw the company become a global powerhouse in the IT distribution industry, with 2017 revenue topping $36 billion.

The growth has done nothing but continue apace. The Clearwater-based firm became Florida’s largest public company this year. It operates in 40 countries, sells into more than 100 and has 14,000 employees.

 

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