ATLANTA, March 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SED International, Inc.
(OTC Bulletin Board: SECX.PK) today announced the hiring of George Krouskos as
Director of Purchasing, Computer Hardware and Rob Damrow as Director of
Purchasing, Consumer Electronics.
The addition of these two seasoned industry executives to the US
management team significantly strengthens the company's product management
organization at a time of rapid growth and important new vendor relationships.
Both Krouskos and Damrow will report to Chuck Marsh, Senior VP of Purchasing.
The company recently announced the addition of significant new product
lines, including Western Digital, Canon, AKAI, and Mitsubishi. More is on the
way as SED continues to strengthen its linecard to meet customer needs and
supply complete solutions for a growing customer base. "Both George and Rob
are broadly skilled executives who bring strong leadership and industry
experience to SED," said Marsh. "They will lead the maturation of each
business unit and ensure we are appropriately structured for the growth we see
ahead. Additionally, as senior, experienced executives, they will be
invaluable in driving each unit as we reach for higher levels of performance."
Krouskos has over 20 years of computer industry and distribution
experience, and was most recently responsible for the components division at
Tech Data Corporation, a worldwide distributor in the IT channel. While at
Tech Data, Krouskos ran the Components Business Unit and was responsible for
the vendor relationships as well as sales for the larger System Integrator
customers. Previous experience includes being General Manager of ComputerLand
franchises in the greater Tampa area dating back to the early 80's. "SED has
a long and rich tradition of providing excellent service and support to the
System Builder community," said Krouskos. "As the convergence in the industry
continues, System Builders will need to look for new markets to penetrate
beyond the traditional PC business. We will expand our product breadth to help
our customers reach those new opportunities as well as develop new services to
support them."
Damrow joins SED from BDI -- Laguna, a distributor of consumer electronics
products, where he served as Vice President, Consumer Electronics. His 16
years in the consumer electronics channel includes various positions with
major reseller and manufacturer companies. "Changes in the consumer
electronics industry are happening at a much greater speed than at any other
time in recent history," states Damrow. "At SED we are effectively able to
make these changes seamless to both the manufacturer and the resellers,
enabling the end user to get the product they want when they want it. The
Consumer Electronics business at SED is rapidly growing and will continue to
grow in volume as well as vendor and product offerings. Our goal is to offer
our customers the products they desire while exceeding their customer service
expectations."
SED International, Inc., founded in 1980 is a leading provider of computer
hardware, consumer electronics, and cellular solutions to channel partners
throughout the United States and Latin America. SED International delivers
world-class service offerings including flexible financing, end-user
fulfillment, expert technical support, and customized reseller programs.
Additional information can be found at http://www.sedonline.com.
SOURCE SED International, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Stacey Giles of SED International, Inc.,
+1-770-243-1295, or sgiles@sedintl.com
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