(John Edwardson) Chairman, President and CEO, CDW
Will Edwardson's stunning move to acquire solution provider Berbee Information Networks help bolster CDW's flagging corporate sales? Mixing distribution with solution selling is easier said than done. [READ THE FULL PROFILE]
(Matt Szulik)
Chairman and CEO, Red Hat
Szulik has new middleware from JBoss, a new channel program and a new challenge in the form of Oracle's services arm. [READ THE FULL PROFILE]
(Brian Dunn)
President and COO, Best Buy
Solution providers may not be too worried about Dunn's Geek Squad, but some are keeping close watch on his beefed up small-business services initiative -- while occasionally dropping by to source products. [READ THE FULL PROFILE]
(William J. Amelio)
President and CEO, Lenovo
While HP is making hay with Dell's missteps, Lenovo is still struggling with profitability in the U.S. Appointing Amelio, who has been around the block a few times, as CEO could be the key to building the company's brand and channel. [READ THE FULL PROFILE]
(Andy Bechtolsheim)
Senior Vice President and Chief Architect, Sun Microsystems
The triumphant return of Sun's co-founder is doing more than lifting spirits at the beleagered vendor. Bechtolsheim, once again proving he's a master of design, is reviving Sun's fortunes with his Galaxy servers. [READ THE FULL PROFILE]