Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions Announces New Management Team

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions (ECS) today announced a new management team that includes senior leaders from both Arrow ECS and the legacy KeyLink Systems Group (KSG). With this announcement, Arrow ECS has established global business units to oversee its IBM and software business.

"Through this and our other recent acquisitions, Arrow ECS is the No. 1 value-added distributor of enterprise products for HP and IBM, the No. 1 distributor of enterprise storage, and the No. 1 distributor of security and virtualization software," said Kevin Gilroy, president of Arrow ECS. "One of Arrow ECS' main attractions to KSG was the people who made that business so successful. Our new management team reflects a true integration of the best of both companies."

Gilroy continued: "The creation of global business units for our IBM and software business is not only a reflection of the significant opportunities that exist for Arrow ECS in these areas but also ensures that Arrow ECS is prepared to meet our partners' future needs as end-user demand for global service and solutions increases."

Due to the large scope of the global IBM business unit, Arrow ECS will retain the segmentation of the legacy Arrow ECS and KSG IBM groups. KSG will be fully integrated into all other business units across Arrow ECS.

The following executives have been appointed to lead Arrow ECS new global business units, effective immediately:

-- Eric Williams, vice president of the Arrow ECS' IBM group for Arrow ECS' global IBM business unit -- Mark Taylor, vice president of the Arrow KeyLink IBM group for Arrow ECS' global IBM business unit -- Lance Sedlak, director of retail services for Arrow ECS' global IBM business unit -- Matt Reaves, vice president of North American enterprise software for Arrow ECS' global software business unit -- John Szabo, vice president, Arrow KeyLink group, for Arrow ECS' customer programs

Robert Boulet will continue to serve as vice president of Arrow ECS' storage group, which has been renamed the Arrow ECS North American storage business unit; Richard Severa will continue to serve as vice president of Arrow ECS' MOCA group, which has been renamed the Arrow ECS North American Sun business unit; and Andrew Bratton will continue to serve as vice president of Arrow ECS' government group.

Williams previously served as vice president of the Arrow ECS' legacy IBM group and was responsible for planning the strategic direction and overseeing daily operations for Arrow ECS' IBM business. Prior, he served as vice president of sales and product for Arrow's former Gates/Arrow division and as vice president of sales for Arrow/Schweber. He also is the former vice president of sales for Bell Industries. Williams will co-lead supplier, marketing and joint business strategies for Arrow ECS' IBM business with Taylor.

As vice president and general manager of the legacy KSG IBM business group, Taylor was responsible for field sales, profit and loss, and the overall growth and strategy for KSG's IBM business. Taylor joined Agilysys KSG in 1994 and held several positions during his tenure.

Sedlak previously established and served as general manager for Arrow ECS' legacy software group. Sedlak joined Arrow ECS in 2001 after managing the SGI business group for GE Access. He previously held positions ranging from vice president of sales to product management roles for Integration Alliance Corporation. In his new role, Sedlak will oversee business initiatives with the legacy KSG point-of-sale and retail services business.

Reaves is the former vice president for the legacy KSG software business unit, where he was responsible for all software sales, marketing and operations for all non-application specific products. Reaves joined Agilysys in 1990 and held several other positions with the company. Prior, he held positions at PTXI and Medical Information Systems, a value-added reseller (VAR). Reaves also previously owned his own VAR business.

John Szabo previously served as vice president of sales operations for KSG. He was with Agilysys for 14 years and has extensive asset management experience. He held various management positions within the company including resource center director and branch operations manager. In his current role, Szabo will manage inside sales for legacy KSG partners.

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