Tracy Holtz, Kaye McMillan and Catherine Solazzo Named to
CRN’s Elite “Power 100” List

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Tech Data, a leading global IT distributor and solutions aggregator, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has recognized fifteen Tech Data executives across the globe to its 2021 Women of the Channel and 2 to CRN’s Elite “Power 100” List.

The CRN Women of the Channel recognizes women who exhibit thought leadership, expertise and vision for driving channel innovation and growth. Compiled annually by CRN’s editorial team, the list reflects some of the most influential women in the channel. The annual “Power 100” list is a subset of the Women of the Channel selected by CRN staff to spotlight honorees whose insight and influence help drive channel success.

“All of the honorees are powerful enablers of our business and help enable the IT ecosystem, so our partners, vendors, teammates can thrive in a dynamic technology environment,” said Rich Hume, CEO, Tech Data. “We are proud to see their achievements have been recognized by CRN and look forward to their ongoing success in the channel and at Tech Data.”

Tech Data’s CRN 2021 Women of the Channel and 2021 Power 100 honorees include:

• Christy Anderson, Vice President, Catalog and Inventory Management, has deep experience in both distribution sales and operations and is driven to exceed customer expectations and enhance vendor partnerships.


• Kim Baker Bell, Director, Event Marketing, leads the event-marketing team that serves all divisions of Tech Data's Americas business.


• Deanne Bergevin, Director of Field Sales, understands the full scope of distribution, provides collaborative enablement to partners, and drives creative initiatives to help all parties deliver solutions to solve business needs.


• Maria Duque, Director Reverse Logistics, manages after-sales operations.


• Patricia Gorman, VP Sales, East, oversees the Eastern Region for Tech Data and has worked in all three sectors of the channel’s ecosystem: supplier, partner, distribution.


• Tracy Holtz, Director, Security Solutions, is responsible for strategic vendor strategies and accelerating security sales performance across Tech Data’s entire security solutions vendor portfolio.


• Kristi Kirby, Vice President, Vendor Management, Edge Solutions, Americas, is responsible for strategic business planning and execution, driving profitable partnerships and programs with vendors to achieve mutually desired growth and meet business objectives, including partner breadth, depth, and entrance into new markets.


• Kaye McMillan, Vice President, Transformation, Americas, is responsible for strategic transformation activities on behalf of the Americas Executive Board.


• Diane Serden, Chief of Staff, Strategy & Customer Experience, helps drive both short and long-term strategies of the of the business, while coordinating and assisting with the management of the day-to-day activities on behalf of the president.


• Catherine Solazzo, Vice President of Marketing, is a next generation marketing leader with transformational and business growth experience in the channel and oversees the creation of a new integrated center of excellence (COE) where digital and data-driven approaches will further strengthen the position of Tech Data as a leader in IT solution aggregation.


• Brittany Taylor, Manager, IBM Software, Cloud & Red Hat Business Development, Americas, collaborates with Tech Data’s IBM customers to achieve growth and identify new routes to market.

Honorees from EMEA and APAC include:

• Barbara Biolcati, Finance Director, Italy, has been with Tech Data for over two decades. She started her career with the company as a Reporting and Controlling Manager and has become a strong leader in the financial segment.


• Sirma Eren, Managing Director, South East Europe, is responsible for managing business operations across this fast-growing region, which includes Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia.


• Karly Li, Vice President and General Manager, Hong Kong, leads a dedicated team of sales and product managers who collectively oversee 50 leading IT brands in the consumer, enterprise & lifestyle products.


• Malin Sederholm, Director, Marketing, Nordics, helped establish a Regional (Nordic) Marketing team with the mission of driving marketing transformation.

The 2021 Women of the Channel list will be featured online at https://www.crn.com/rankings-and-lists/wotc2021.htm

About Tech Data

Tech Data connects the world with the power of technology. Our end-to-end portfolio of products, services and solutions, highly specialized skills, and expertise in next-generation technologies enable channel partners to bring to market the products and solutions the world needs to connect, grow and advance. Tech Data is ranked No. 90 on the Fortune 500® and has been named one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies for 11 straight years. To find out more, visit www.techdata.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

Contact:

Robyn Itule

Director, Americas Communications

Tech Data, Americas

(727) 275-5236

Robyn.Itule@techdata.com

Ariel Kouvaras

Managing Director

Sloane & Company

(973) 897 – 6241

AKouvaras@sloanepr.com