Barbara Koch has been announced as the Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director DACH of Tech Data.
Tech Data, A TD SYNNEX Company, announced that Barbara Koch has been appointed Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director for Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH), effective 1 August 2022.
Koch was previously responsible for Tech Data’s national company in Germany and headed the Advanced Solutions division in DACH. She replaces Michael Dressen, who is retiring after 10 years at the helm of the Tech Data business in DACH.
Barbara Koch joined Tech Data in 2014 and assumed responsibility for the Advanced Solutions (AS) area in Germany and Austria. From mid-2018, their function was extended to the entire DACH region. Koch has held the position of Managing Director of Tech Data Germany since August 2021.
With the departure of Michael Dressen, Barbara Koch will assume responsibility for the entire DACH region from 1 August. In her new role, she will join Tech Data’s European Executive Board (EEB) and report to Patrick Zammit, President Europe & APJ Tech Data.
Patrick Zammit said: “It is my great pleasure to welcome Barbara to the Tech Data European Executive Board as the new head of our business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. She has a long track record of success in senior positions within our company and is a highly respected and recognised figure in the IT channel both in her region and across Europe. I look forward to working with her to build on the strong foundation Michael left and advance our business strategy in the region.”
Michael Dressen joined Tech Data in January 2012 as Regional Managing Director Germany and Austria and has been a member of Tech Data’s European Executive Board (EEB) since 2013. In 2018 he assumed overall responsibility for the DACH region. On 31 July 2022 he will go into retirement.
Barbara Koch commented: “I would like to say a big thank you to Michael Dressen for the excellent leadership of Tech Data’s DACH region over the past 10 years. Michael has managed to make the region one of the most successful within Tech Data. His visionary perspective, his consistent action, his excellent handling of facts and figures, but also his open and unpretentious nature have made him a valued manager and contact person for customers, manufacturers and employees alike. I’m really looking forward to taking over the DACH region and to the tasks ahead.”
From August 2022, Michael Görner, previously responsible for the German business of the Advanced Solutions division, will take on the role of Vice President Advanced Solutions in the DACH region.
The local organisations in Austria and Switzerland will remain as before, Tech Data said.
