Tech Data Corporation Chief Executive Officer Robert M. Dutkowsky oversees all aspects of the company’s extensive worldwide IT products distribution operations. He has nearly 30 years experience in the IT industry including senior management positions in sales, marketing and channel distribution with leading manufacturers and software publishers IBM, EMC and J.D. Edwards.
Dutkowsky began his IT career in 1977 when he joined IBM as a salesman. He spent 20 years with IBM, where his rise through the ranks included various sales and marketing management positions, and tenures as director, Software and Services; vice president, Product Marketing; executive assistant to former IBM CEO Lou Gerstner; vice president, Distribution – IBM Asia/Pacific; and vice president, Worldwide Sales and Marketing – RS/6000 product line.

In 1997, Dutkowsky joined EMC as executive vice president, Markets and Channels before being promoted to president, Data General in 1999. During his time at EMC, the company’s revenue grew from $2 billion to $9 billion. In 2000, Dutkowsky was named president, chairman and CEO for GenRad, leading the company to a successful merger with Teradyne, a test equipment manufacturer for semiconductor, electronics and network systems companies. Later, in 2002, Dutkowsky served as chairman, president and CEO of J.D. Edwards until the company integrated with PeopleSoft. Immediately prior to joining Tech Data, Dutkowsky was chairman, president and CEO of Egenera, Inc., a utility computing company based in Marlboro, Mass.