ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–World Wide Technology (WWT), a world expertise options supplier with $17 billion in annual income, is happy to announce that Steve Pelch will be a part of the corporate as Chief Operating Officer.

As COO, Pelch will lead the worldwide warehousing, distribution and integration capabilities that WWT’s operations allow. WWT’s Global Supply Chain and Global Program Management organizations will report on to him. WWT CFO Tom Strunk has held the mixed management place of CFO and COO for the previous a number of years, and he’ll proceed as CFO whereas remaining engaged in WWT’s operations.

For the previous yr, Pelch has labored as a strategic advisor to WWT, specializing in potential acquisitions and enhanced companies choices. In addition to advancing WWT’s capabilities in these areas, Pelch has turn into a trusted companion of the manager management group and WWT board of administrators.

“We are excited to have Pelch officially join WWT,” mentioned Jim Kavanaugh, CEO of WWT. “He complements our high-performance culture, and we believe his impressive reputation for execution and achieving results makes him the perfect choice to lead operations, as we continue to drive scale and growth globally.”

Prior to becoming a member of WWT, Pelch labored for Emerson Electric for 34 years with huge common administration, companies, strategic planning, human assets, and operations experiences on a world scale. He served as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Emerson, the place he was answerable for the corporate’s international operations, procurement, provide chain and logistics methods. In addition, he had oversight of human assets and expertise administration for Emerson. Past duties included main company planning and technique and quite a few vp, common administration, and P&L roles each within the US and overseas.

“I am thrilled to join the leadership team of a demonstrated growth company with an award-winning culture and a leading global supply chain business,” mentioned Pelch. “I look forward to bringing my experience to this new role, as WWT continues to create more value for its customers, partners and employees in the complex technology and supply chain environment in which we operate.”

Pelch resides in St. Louis along with his spouse and has three grown daughters. He serves on the board of administrators of Junior Achievement of Greater St. Louis. He additionally serves on the board of trustees of the Eisenhower Fellowships. He was the chairman of the board of Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis and is at the moment main their capital marketing campaign. Pelch acquired a bachelor’s diploma in mechanical engineering from the University of Missouri and a grasp’s diploma in enterprise administration from the University of South Carolina.

About World Wide Technology

Founded in 1990, World Wide Technology (WWT), a world expertise options supplier with $17 billion in annual income, combines the ability of technique, execution and partnership to speed up digital transformational outcomes for big private and non-private organizations around the globe. Through its Advanced Technology Center, a collaborative ecosystem of the world’s most superior {hardware} and software program options, WWT helps clients and companions conceptualize, take a look at and validate revolutionary expertise options for the most effective enterprise outcomes after which deploys them at scale by means of its international warehousing, distribution and integration capabilities.

With practically 9,000 workers and greater than 55 places around the globe, WWT’s tradition, constructed on a set of core values and established management philosophies, has been acknowledged 11 years in a row by Fortune and Great Place to Work® for its distinctive mix of dedication, innovation and management concentrate on variety and inclusion. With this tradition at its basis, WWT bridges the hole between enterprise and expertise to make a brand new world occur for its clients, companions and communities.