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Tech Data Names Joe Quaglia Senior Vice President, U.S. Marketing

Posted on: Monday, 26 November 2007, 12:00 CST

Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ:TECD), a leading IT products distributor, today appointed Joe Quaglia to senior vice president, U.S. Marketing. Quaglia will oversee the operations and strategic direction of the distributor's Product Marketing and Marketing Services divisions, comprising the company's networking, peripherals, software and systems channel marketing teams and eight Specialized Business Units. He also will be responsible for managing existing vendor partnerships and establishing new relationships as Tech Data diversifies its product and services offering.

"Under Joe's leadership, Tech Data will continue to strengthen our channel marketing programs to deliver exciting business-building opportunities for our vendors and customers," said Tech Data President, The Americas Ken Lamneck. "Joe's extensive experience and insight into the opportunities and obstacles facing our reseller customers will be tremendously valuable as we expand our marketing support for emerging technologies and further refine our focus on the SMB market."

Quaglia joined Tech Data in May 2006 as vice president, East and Government Sales, responsible for sales to customers within the eastern United States, as well as to the distributor's government resellers nationwide. He has nearly 20 years experience in the IT industry, including 10 years with CA, a leading provider of IT management software and services. At CA, he held several senior executive positions including senior vice president, sales and operations for the software company's Northeast and Central U.S. divisions. His responsibilities also included developing and executing regional channel strategies for the company.

Quaglia also served as senior vice president, worldwide sales operations and corporate development for StorageNetworks Inc., and senior vice president, worldwide sales, operations and business development for security and network software provider Atabok. Quaglia earned a master's degree in business administration from Butler University and a bachelor's degree in computer science from Indiana State University.

About Tech Data

Founded in 1974, Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ GS: TECD) is a leading distributor of IT products, with more than 90,000 customers in over 100 countries. The company's business model enables technology solution providers, manufacturers and publishers to cost-effectively sell to and support end users ranging from small-to-midsize businesses (SMB) to large enterprises. Ranked 109th on the FORTUNE 500®, Tech Data generated $21.4 billion in sales for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2007. For more information, visit www.techdata.com.

Source: Business Wire

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