Tech Data Taps Former VMware Partner Solutions Director for Dell Group

PRESS RELEASE — CLEARWATER, Fla., March 07, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tech Data Corporation (Nasdaq:TECD) today announced that it has appointed Sid Earley to vice president, Dell Solutions Group within the company’s Advanced Infrastructure Solutions (AIS) division. In this new role, Earley is responsible for the strategic direction and go-to-market execution of Tech Data’s unified Dell, EMC, and VMware solutions teams. He will report to Chuck Bartlett, senior vice president, AIS.    

“With his extensive experience in the IT channel, particularly with two of our AIS division’s key vendor partners, Sid is uniquely qualified to lead this new team and we are excited to welcome him to Tech Data,” said Bartlett. “As Dell’s acquisition of EMC and VMware approaches, the new Dell Solutions Group within AIS will enable us to provide a more complete offering from the new Dell portfolio for our solution providers, while better aligning our suite of services with the needs of our vendor partners.”{ad}

Earley joins Tech Data with more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry. Most recently, he served as senior director, Global Partner Solutions at VMware for five years. Previously, he spent seven years in leadership roles with EMC and five years with Nuvox, a managed communications, IT, and cloud services provider. Earley holds a B.S. in Engineering Physics and an MBA from the University of Colorado.

About Tech Data
Tech Data Corporation is one of the world’s largest wholesale distributors of technology products, services and solutions. Its advanced logistics capabilities and value added services enable 105,000 resellers to efficiently and cost effectively support the diverse technology needs of end users in more than 100 countries. Tech Data generated $26.4 billion in net sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016. It is ranked No. 107 on the Fortune 500^® and one of Fortune’s “World’s Most Admired Companies.”  To learn more, visit www.techdata.com, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.