Has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and member of our Board since September 2024. In his Chief Executive Officer role, he is responsible for the strategic direction of the Company and oversees all aspects of its extensive global operations. Served as our Chief Operating Officer from January 2024 until he became Chief Executive Officer in September 2024. As Chief Operating Officer, he coordinated the Company s business strategy to drive profitable growth across all technologies, geographies, and vendors, and to accelerate the adoption of new, strategic technologies around the globe. Prior to that role, he served as the Company s President, Europe and APJ, since the Company s merger with Tech Data Corporation ( Tech Data ), where he had been President, Europe following Tech Data s acquisition of Avnet Inc. s ( Avnet ) Technology Solutions business in February 2017. Employed for more than twenty years at Avnet, where he served in various management roles starting in 1993. During his tenure at Avnet, he served as Global President of the Avnet Technology Solutions division, serving on its executive board, and earlier as President, EMEA Electronic Marketing, and European Chief Financial Officer, among other roles. Before joining Avnet, he was a Senior Consultant at Arthur Andersen. Holds the French equivalent of a master s degree in business administration from ESLSCA Business School.