Three Executives from Arrow ECS Named Among Top Women in the Channel by Everything Channel’s CRN Magazine

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Three executives from Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, a business segment of Arrow Electronics Inc. [NYSE: ARW], have been selected among the top women of the channel by Everything Channel’s CRN Magazine.

“It has been a pleasure working with these executives. They demonstrate outstanding leadership, and bring tremendous experience and skills, to their important roles at Arrow ECS.”

CRN’s annual list recognizes female executives across the information technology distribution channel for their accomplishments over the past year and the far-reaching impact they are having on the technology industry going forward. This year’s Women of the Channel were chosen by the editors of CRN magazine based on their achievements as executives and the amount of influence they wield over the technology channel.

Nancy Gapter, vice president of North American marketing for Arrow ECS, has been named to CRN’s Power 100 Women in the Channel. Dee Dee Lear, vice president of sales for the West region of Arrow ECS’ IBM group, and Mary Beth Edwards, director of inside sales for Arrow ECS’ HP group, were named to the magazine’s Top Women of the Channel list.

“I congratulate Nancy, Dee Dee and Mary Beth for their much-deserved recognition by CRN,” said Sean Kerins, president of Arrow ECS in North America. “It has been a pleasure working with these executives. They demonstrate outstanding leadership, and bring tremendous experience and skills, to their important roles at Arrow ECS.”

In the past year, Gapter has launched a new corporate marketing organization, website, streamlined approach to communication with resellers and how Arrow ECS assists resellers with marketing, business intelligence initiative and relationship-building initiatives targeting suppliers in Arrow’s North American ECS organization. In addition, she managed the launch of the Arrow Fusion℠ professional services business unit.

In 2009, Lear led Arrow ECS’ IBM brand organization and worked collaboratively with IBM to update and modernize channel programs for the benefit of Arrow ECS resellers. In Summer 2009, she moved to a new position and had an integral role in positioning Arrow ECS’ IBM resellers and IBM team in the West region for growth in 2010. She has worked with Arrow ECS’ IBM team to drive a results-oriented discipline and culture.

Edwards is noted for having an integral role in completing the migration of Arrow’s North American ECS operations to Oracle in the past year. Later last year, she transitioned to a new role, where she so far has deployed Oracle’s Opportunity Management tool to better manage Arrow ECS’ pipeline and sales forecasts in the distributor’s HP group and has worked with the Arrow ECS HP team to re-align staff to improve the customer experience for resellers.

Everything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel executes integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a United Business Media Limited (UBM) company.

UBM focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of business-to-business communities and markets. UBM’s businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists, with integrated events, online, print and business information products. The 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

A special feature of the Women of the Channel is in the July issue of CRN Magazine and expanded coverage will be featured online at www.crn.com.

ABOUT ARROW ENTERPRISE COMPUTING SOLUTIONS

Arrow ECS, a business segment of Arrow Electronics Inc. [NYSE: ARW], provides enterprise and midrange computing products, services and solutions to value-added resellers, system integrators, and independent software vendors. Based in Englewood, Colo., and with offices in 26 countries, Arrow ECS connects its customers to the world’s foremost technology suppliers. Arrow ECS reported $4.9 billion in global enterprise computing solution sales in 2009. Visit ecs.arrow.com for more information.