TD SYNNEX has announced the appointment of Phil Brown as vice president sales, UK and Ireland, commencing 1 September 2024. As a member of the UK&I board, he will play a key role in overseeing and managing sales teams and in business decision-making and strategic direction.
► Takes up the position on 1 September, re-joining the company where he started his career
► Brings more than 25 years of experience to key role on the UK&I board
Brown joins from his present post as UK commercial director at SCC, where he has been for almost three years. Previously, he spent more than a decade working in senior sales and commercial roles within the IT distribution sector. He also spent five years in key roles at two of TD SYNNEX’s vendor partners, Samsung and ASUS.
In total, he brings more than 26 years of experience working in the IT channel to TD SYNNEX, having started his career with Computer 2000 in 19981 and spending eight years with the company in a variety of sales roles.
Commenting on Brown’s appointment, David Watts, senior vice president and regional managing director, UK and Ireland, TD SYNNEX, stated: ‘I am delighted to announce the appointment of Phil Brown and to welcome him to TD SYNNEX. Phil brings great experience, knowledge and integrity to our UK&I board and sales team. Having worked right across the channel in key roles within vendor, distributor and partner companies, he has a broad understanding and deep experience of channel sales and product marketing that make him perfectly suited to this pivotal role.’
Phil Brown added: ‘I am excited and energised to be joining TD SYNNEX – a company I've admired for many years and one where I built the early years of my career. I’m looking forward to working with what I know is an extremely talented and experienced team, building on the excellent work that TD SYNNEX is doing in driving excellence in customer experience, and continuing to enhance and grow the strong reputation of the business as a trusted advisor to channel partners and a leading IT distributor and solutions aggregator for the IT ecosystem.’
Notes
1 – Computer 2000 was acquired by Tech Data Corporation in April 1998 and continued to operate under the Computer 2000 name until October 2013. Tech Data merged with SYNNEX Corporation in September 2021 to become TD SYNNEX.
