Jerry Kagele brings over 30 years of technology industry leadership to Hyve Solutions, where he became President in January 2026. Prior to joining Hyve, Jerry served as Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer at Western Digital, and SanDisk, where he managed unified customer relationships, optimized revenue generation, and improved customer experience across the entire revenue lifecycle. He drove go-to-market strategies, demand generation, and product support for all products and services. Before Western Digital he served as President of North America for Bell Microproducts, overseeing all business operations in the US and Canada. He also held executive positions at Avnet in both Europe and North America.

As Chief Information Officer, Gina Rugani leads the organization's technology strategy, infrastructure and digital transformation initiatives. She previously served as Hyve’s Chief Operations Officer and brings nearly 40 years of technology industry experience, the majority at TD SYNNEX, where she helped scale the organization and solved complex challenges through strategic thinking and cross-functional collaboration. Gina helped architect the software infrastructure used across TD SYNNEX and Hyve, building scalable systems that support delivery of data center solutions for demanding enterprise customers.

Don Bennett, Chief Business Officer, is responsible for supply chain management, strategic sourcing, purchasing, planning, inventory risk management, real estate, and the SMT organization. He brings more than 40 years of business leadership in the storage and technology industry, as well as a proven ability to build and lead teams that consistently exceed results.

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Over three decades at Western Digital, Don held executive roles in finance, operations, marketing, corporate development & strategy, and real estate, including general manager, chief of staff to the president, and interim corporate chief financial officer. As HDD CFO, he owned the financial performance of a global, high-volume hardware business. Before Western Digital, he was a senior financial analyst at Loral Aeronutronic and ran an independent financial advisory practice.

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Rami Khouri serves as Senior Vice President of Engineering, bringing 24 years of experience from Intel in data center infrastructure and hardware engineering leadership. Most recently, he was Vice President in Intel’s Data Center Group and General Manager for Data Center Hardware Engineering, leading platform development across compute, AI, and networking. His work contributed to industry standards and open ecosystem collaboration. Earlier, Rami directed infrastructure development for Intel’s internal at-scale data center fleet initiative. He began his Intel career in 2001 and previously held engineering leadership roles at Candescent and Integrated Device Technology.

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Dimitris Ziakas, PhD, serves as Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Architecture at Hyve Solutions. He brings over 26 years of experience shaping data center systems, most recently as Vice President and General Manager of Data Center Architecture at Intel. Dimitris has led system-level design for enterprise, cloud, AI and storage infrastructure across multiple technology generations. His background spans compute architectures, memory hierarchies, I/O, packaging, and server platform design. Holding more than 27 patents, he advises enterprises, investors, and policymakers on AI, compute, and infrastructure resilience.

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Sarah Lin serves as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Data Center Supply Chain Services Business Unit, managing the strategic buys, spare and loose component programs. Sarah brings over 26 years of Supply Chain experience from TD SYNNEX and Hyve Solutions, aligning customer requirements with operational execution across the product lifecycle. Sarah drives cost and lead-time optimization and builds risk-mitigation strategies through global second- and third-tier supplier relationships. Her approach centers on transparency and integrity with customers and partners, supporting resilient supply and predictable delivery for large-scale deployments.

Tim Rush oversees warehouse operations, facilities, and security across Hyve’s sites as SVP, Warehouse and Logistics. He brings 28 years of experience with TD SYNNEX, including a significant role in the launch of Hyve Solutions, where he had early responsibility for global manufacturing, warehouse operations, purchasing, facilities, and security. Tim led the team that selected the Wuxi site and built out its operations and organization developing a deep understanding of the processes, procedures, and controls that produce repeatable, predictable outcomes.

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Shou Lin Chua has led Hyve Solutions through sustained growth since 2011, with a focus on customer satisfaction and technical execution. He brings over 20 years of experience across server, AI, storage, cloud, and large-scale data center infrastructure. Shou holds a bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Science (Artificial Intelligence and Computational Modeling) from the University of California, Berkeley. He is known for working from customer requirements at the architectural level and translating them into tailored solutions. His ability to navigate complex technical challenges supports Hyve’s continued growth in an evolving data center landscape.

Michael Lane, Vice President, Strategic Supplier Partnerships, leads the company's efforts to build and strengthen the technology and supplier relationships that support business growth. Michael brings more than three decades of experience across networking, data center infrastructure, engineering, and product management. His expertise spans high-performance networking, AI infrastructure, data center architecture, and open networking technologies. His background includes executive engineering leadership at Accton, senior networking roles at Amazon Retail, and networking chief of staff at an AI data center startup. Michael has also held leadership roles across Open Compute Project (OCP) community efforts and open networking initiatives, including DENT and SONiC. He holds multiple patents in data center cabling infrastructure materials and management techniques.

Ratna Tripathi serves as Vice President, Human Resources, leading Hyve's people strategy. With over 20 years of experience in human resources leadership, Ratna brings expertise across global HR strategy, compliance, mergers and acquisition, employee relations, and organizational development. She is a SHRM Certified Professional with advanced degrees in Human Resources Management, Economics and Psychology. Most recently, Ratna served as Global Vice President, People Strategist, DEIB and Corporate HR at Omnicell, where she led HR strategy for more than 4,500 employees across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Prior to Omnicell, she held senior HR leadership roles at Mindray-Zonare Medical Systems, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Boston Scientific Corporation. She also serves as Board Vice Chair for HERS Breast Cancer Foundation.

Diana Cartwright, Vice President, Marketing, leads brand strategy, corporate marketing, and internal communications for Hyve Solutions, which she joined in 2019. She brings over 25 years of marketing leadership across the storage and infrastructure industry, including roles at Seagate, SanDisk, and HGST, a Western Digital brand, where she led marketing for the G-Technology brand. Her background also includes early-stage startup experience, where she built brand and go-to-market strategy from the ground up. Across established industry leaders and high-growth ventures alike, Diana has developed a versatile approach to building marketing strategies that scale with the business.

In 2009, SYNNEX’s System Integration Division, focused heavily on the server/storage/appliance market as demand for custom servers in large-scale deployments, ignited. This prompted SYNNEX SVP and general manager, Steve Ichinaga, and a small team to create a new group better able to meet this niche’s unique needs. The group’s custom hyperscale server business exploded after Steve led a partnership with Facebook, which in turn fed into the creation of the Open Compute Project and this SYNNEX group becoming the world’s first OCP Solutions Provider. Steve officially founded Hyve Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of TD SYNNEX Corporation, in 2011. Steve served as President until transitioning to Senior Advisor in January 2026.