TD-SYNNEX’s Rich Hume

Rich Hume
CEO
TD-SYNNEX

“I consider it a blessing that I had that opportunity to start at the very bottom of the organization and make my way through the management and executive management. I continue to have that perspective, from understanding top to bottom how an organization runs and some of the challenges that exist at different levels.”

Rich Hume started his 40-year career in tech in an entry level position with IBM. Today he is CEO of TD SYNNEX. Knowing first-hand how organizations run — from the bottom to the top — has been instrumental in helping him oversee the integration of Tech Data (where Hume had been CEO) and SYNNEX into TD SYNNEX.  The new company has more than 22,000 employees, serving businesses in more than 100 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific with a portfolio of more than 200,000 product offerings.

Creating a smoothly integrated entity that posted $15.6 billion in revenue in its first quarter of revenue is just part of the reason Hume was named a co-Channel Influencer of the Year for 2022. To find out more, read his full profile in the digital issue spotlighting the 2022 Channel Futures Channel Partners, available for download on Friday, Feb. 25.