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Partner First. Partner Preferred.
Why do our customers prefer to do business with D&H? It’s simple. We put people, partnerships, and relationships first.
Experience
We have over a century of proficiency in meeting the needs of our partners.
- Personalized & Dedicated Service
- No phone queues at D&H. Each account gets a dedicated rep offering a consultative approach to understanding your business.
- Privately-Held ESOP Rising on Ranks of Forbes Largest Private Companies
- We’re an employee-owned company which means your business is our priority. Your success is our success. D&H continues to climb up the Forbes Largest private companies list alongside top brands in the country.
- 100% North American Service
- We’re committed to unmatched support, communication and convenience. The ability to problem solve, develop relations and take care of our customers is what makes the difference.
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Education
D&H continually provides ongoing training and enablement to ensure our partners stay versed in the latest solutions, technologies and go-to-market opportunities to take to their clients.
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- Solutions Lab & D&H TV online, hands-on or on-demand
- Hosted technical guidance and video series from our in-house experts, vendors and guest speakers
- Technology Conferences, On-the-Road Events & Seminars
- Attend live, face-to-face sessions hosted across the country
Expertise
We have the teams and the resources to help our partners to build their business for success
- D&H Specialists & Solution Architects
- Leverage our consultants on leading brands, key categories and integrated solutions for guidance with the latest programs, resources, discounts, deals, quotes and configurations.
- Market+SHIFT
- Access marketing and agency consultants and online tools to help market the technology solutions you offer to your clients.
- Solutions & Services
- Extend your capabilities with configuration, integration, professional services and pre- and post- sales support to offer greater value to your clients.
- End-to-End Solutions
- Find a wealth of technologies from leading brands across multiple applications for any client and market whether SMB, Verticals, Consumer or Higher Education
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6 Fully-Optimized National Distribution Centers
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New 50-Acre HQ Campus
Offers unique and transformative environments to experience collaboration, creativity and the D&H Culture.
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D&H's Leadership Team
D&H's leadership team has a wealth of experience in distribution and sales, as well as expertise across a range of business areas.
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Dan Schwab
Co-President
Co-President Dan Schwab has worked with D&H Distributing since 1995, when he created the company's education division. Dan was named vice president of marketing at D&H in 2001, and his initiatives contributed to the company's continued growth of more than 10% each year ever since. He has driven efforts at D&H such as the convergence of digital technologies in both the small business and consumer spaces, and has been a key influence in D&H's ongoing pursuit of emerging solutions to deliver a competitive edge to its resellers. Dan has been profiled in more than a dozen high-tech publications and has been a featured keynote speaker at technology-based industry conferences across the US. He assumed the role of co-president, along with his brother Michael Schwab, in 2008.
Dan is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Channel Achievements:
- CRN Cover Story – 2003
- CRN Top 25 Executives List (Most Innovative Executive) – 2007
- Dealerscope 40 Under 40 – 2008
- CRN Top 25 Executives List – 2008-2024
- CRN Top Sales Leaders List – 2008-2019
- CRN Top 25 Executives List (#1 Top 10 SMB Super Stars) – 2011
- CRN Top 25 Channel Sales Leaders – 2012-2019
- Anti-Defamation League Torch of Liberty Award – 2015
- Dealerscope Hall of Fame – 2015
- CRN Top 100 Channel Executives (Sales Leaders) – 2015-2021
- CRN Top Disruptors List – 2022-2023
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Michael Schwab
Co-President
Co-president Michael Schwab began his D&H career in 1989 as an outside sales rep. in the Philadelphia area. In 1991, Michael joined the corporate group in the Harrisburg headquarters as director of merchandising. Over the years, he has overseen D&H's staff of product managers, which has grown from a department of two to the current group of more than 50 representatives. In 1999, Michael was promoted to vice president of purchasing where he played an integral role in establishing relationships with major D&H partners including ongoing relationships with Microsoft, and new SMB partnerships with Lenovo and Cisco Systems. His pursuit and other new vendor associations at D&H have led the distributor to become a go-to destination for industry leaders to deliver their solutions to the SMB marketplace. Michael assumed the role of co-president, along with his brother Dan Schwab, in May 2008.
Michael earned his BS of Economics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1985 and completed a law degree in 1988 at Villanova University.
Channel Achievements:
- CRN Cover Story – 2003
- CRN Top 25 Executives List – 2008-2024
- CRN Top Sales Leaders List – 2008-2019
- Vancouver 2010 Olympics Torch Relay Bearer
- CRN Top 25 Executives List (#1 Top 10 SMB Super Stars ) – 2011
- CRN Top 25 Channel Sales Leaders – 2012-2014
- Anti-Defamation League Torch of Liberty Award – 2015
- Dealerscope Hall of Fame – 2015
- CRN Top 100 Channel Executives (Sales Leaders) – 2015-2021
- CRN Most Influential Executives List – 2020-2021
- CRN Top Disruptors List – 2022-2023
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Marty Bauerlein
Chief Commercial Officer
Marty Bauerlein was named Chief Commercial Officer at D&H in 2023. Formerly Head of North America VAR Channels & Commercial Distribution at AMD, Marty has decades of IT channel leadership experience, including executive positions with two major distribution companies. Marty has driven billion-dollar sales initiatives, branding projects, and major global channel programs that have made him well-known across both the vendor and solution provider communities. He maintains long-standing relationships in the SMB, mid-market, and enterprise segments, which he leverages to lead D&H’s partner base toward new opportunities.
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Dan Lasher
Chief Information Officer, Chief Information Security Officer
As CIO/CISO at D&H, Dan Lasher oversees the strategic innovation, security posture, and system readiness required to further the goals of our fast-growing organization. With more than thirty years’ experience in channel distribution, Dan has a proven ability to advance corporate growth through expertise in areas like cybersecurity, digital commerce, cloud innovation, ERP deployments, and mergers & acquisitions. In his long-term tenure with a major technology distributor, he was able to help grow that organization from $1 billion to $64 billion in annualized revenue. He holds numerous certifications in enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and technical practice areas.
Dan gives back to the community by teaching a specialized cybersecurity program at Emory University, which helps train inner city single mothers for rewarding roles in cybersecurity. He sponsors a number of CISO round table groups, serves on the advisory board for the University of South Florida, and is a director of the FBI Infragard Tampa Charter. Dan has won multiple awards in the last five years including Tampa Bay’s Technology Leader of the Year, Security Professional of the Year, and Top 25 Security Professional of the Year.
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Tim Billing
Chief Operating Officer
Tim Billing joined D&H in 2015 as vice president of product management, global vendors to oversee the company's growth on select, strategic vendors. As Chief Operating Officer, Tim will help to drive D&H's ongoing growth strategy as the distributor increases its support of independent and SMB VARs selling more advanced technologies.
He brings 25 years of experience in the distribution channel to his role at D&H, including a recent executive position as vice president and executive director, vendor management and purchasing at Ingram Micro. He served in several roles in distribution over more than two decades in Canada, with responsibilities including the development of emerging markets spanning networking, unified communications, tablets, wireless and mobility and physical security. Additional positions have included an assistant vice president position at Computer Associates, Canada.
Channel Achievements:
- CRN 100 People You Don't Know But Should - 2016
- CRN Channel Chiefs – 2016-2022
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Kelli Walsh
Chief People Officer
After an extensive career in HR at a range of companies spanning both regional, global, public and private organizations, Kelli Walsh chose to join the D&H team in 2012. She originally served as Senior Director, Human Resources, and was later named Vice President, Human Resources in 2017. As Chief People Officer (CPO), Kelli's responsibilities include all "people-related" tasks and procedures, including a focus on recruitment, compensation, benefits and wellness, training and development, employee engagement and payroll services.
She brings D&H 20 years of experience in Human Resources, hailing from a range of industries such as manufacturing & distribution, industrial services and grocery retail. She has overseen human resources departments for small, private offices as well teams across the US and Canada for larger public organizations.
Channel Achievements:
- CRN Women of the Channel - 2022
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Brian Zukoski
Chief Financial Officer
Brian Zukoski joined D&H Distributing in 2023, bringing over 2 decades of IT distribution finance experience to his role as Chief Financial Officer. Throughout his career in the IT and distribution channel, Brian has navigated the complexities of operations in distribution with his strong international expertise and deep understanding of the IT vendor community, along with the industry nuances from procurement to payment. As CFO, Brian leads treasury and finance, credit and financial services, financial planning and analysis, as well as accounts payable and trade management, working across the entire organization to assist in prudent business decisions and developing plans for profitable growth.
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D&H Timeline
Explore 107 years of innovation and excellence! While technologies and products change through the decades, our commitment to service and dedication to both our customers and vendors will forever be part of our history and our future. We look forward to many more years of mutual business success.