Black Box Appoints Doug Oathout as Vice President of Strategic Partner Relations
Black Box Corporation (NASDAQ:BBOX), a leading digital solutions provider, announced today that Doug Oathout has
joined the Company as its Vice President of Strategic Partner Relations.
Mr. Oathout has deep industry expertise and knowledge of the leading companies in the technology space and will lean on that
background to help position Black Box as the leading Trusted Digital Partner. In this new role, Mr. Oathout will help develop and
lead a holistic and innovative partner strategy for the business that leverages the best practices within Black Box and the
industry. He brings over 20 years of progressive partner relations and marketing experience with world-class organizations. Prior
to joining Black Box, Mr. Oathout was with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and held several progressive roles including Vice President
of Converged Infrastructure and Alliance Marketing where he was actively involved with IoT and Cloud strategy, services and
products. In addition, he held the roles of Vice President of Channel Partners and Vice President of Marketing for Hewlett Packard
Enterprise. Prior to his time at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, he was with IBM as the Director of Enterprise System Offerings. Mr.
Oathout holds a bachelor degree in Engineering from Clarkson University and an MBA from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Kenan-Flagler Business School.
E.C. Sykes, President and CEO, stated, “We are excited to have Doug join our team and help us to align with strong industry
partners in the technology and managed services arena. Doug’s industry knowledge will assist Black Box as we continue to evolve
into being the trusted digital partner.”
About Black Box
Black Box is a leading technology solutions provider dedicated to helping customers build, manage, optimize, and secure their IT
infrastructure. Black Box delivers high-value products and services through its global presence and more than 3,500 team members.
To learn more, visit the Black Box website at http://www.blackbox.com.
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Black Box Corporation
David M. Pasternak
Vice President of Human Resources
724-873-6788
pr@blackbox.com
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