8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: January 25, 2018

(Date of earliest event reported)

TECH DATA CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida	0-14625	59-1578329
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS employer Identification No.)

5350 Tech Data Drive

Clearwater, Florida, 33760

(Address of principal executive offices)

727-539-7429

(Registrant’s telephone number)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers

On January 25, 2018, Tech Data Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Michael Rabinovitch will join the Company on March 1, 2018 to serve as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. The Company plans to appoint Mr. Rabinovitch as the Company’s principal accounting officer following the filing of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2018.

Mr. Rabinovitch, age 48, joined Office Depot, Inc. in January, 2015, and has served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer starting in March, 2017 and Vice President of Finance, North America from January, 2015 to March, 2017. Prior to joining Office Depot, Inc., Mr. Rabinovitch was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Birks Group, a North American manufacturer and retailer of fine jewelry and luxury timepieces, from 2005 through 2014. Prior to joining Birks Group, Mr. Rabinovitch had been Vice President of Finance of Claire’s Stores, Inc., a specialty retailer of fashion jewelry and accessories, from 1999 to 2005. Mr. Rabinovitch is a licensed certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

In connection with his role, Mr. Rabinovitch’s base salary will be $420,000 per year with a target annual incentive of 60% of his base salary under the Company’s Incentive Bonus Plan. Mr. Rabinovitch is also eligible to receive equity awards pursuant to the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan as determined by the Compensation Committee. In addition, Mr. Rabinovitch is also eligible to receive a special one-time grant of time-based restricted stock units with a value of $400,000 that will vest 50% upon the first anniversary of the grant date and 50% upon the second anniversary of the grant date. Mr. Rabinovitch will also participate in the Company’s Executive Severance Plan, Change in Control Policy and Executive Choice Plan and will be eligible for reimbursement or payment for certain relocation expenses.

The Company also announced that Jeffrey Taylor, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and the Company’s principal accounting officer will be resigning effective March 30, 2018. Mr. Taylor will remain with the company to lead the filing of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year ending January 31, 2018.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following materials are attached as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit
Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated January 25, 2018.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Tech Data Corporation
	(Registrant)
Date: January 25, 2018	/s/ Charles V. Dannewitz
	Charles V. Dannewitz
	Executive Vice President,
	Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

NEWS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tech Data Announces Appointment of

Michael Rabinovitch to Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

CLEARWATER, Fla. (January 25, 2018) – Tech Data (Nasdaq: TECD) today announced that Michael Rabinovitch will join the company on March 1, 2018 as senior vice president, chief accounting officer. In this role, Rabinovitch will lead the company’s financial reporting and technical accounting functions, including all global accounting policies, procedures and controls, ensuring Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and driving process optimization. He will report directly to Chuck Dannewitz, executive vice president, chief financial officer.

“As Tech Data continues its transformation into the IT distributor of the future, Mike’s extensive experience in process improvement, acquisition integration and global financial reporting systems with complex, diversified companies adds significant value to our organization,” said Dannewitz. “We are pleased to welcome Mike to Tech Data and look forward to his leadership as part of our talented global finance team.”

Rabinovitch joins Tech Data with more than 25 years of financial leadership experience. Most recently, he has served as senior vice president, Finance and chief accounting officer for Office Depot, Inc. since March 2017. Prior to joining Office Depot in January 2015 as vice president of finance, North America, Rabinovitch served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Birks Group, a North American manufacturer and retailer of fine jewelry and luxury timepieces, from 2005 through 2014. He has also held senior financial leadership roles at Claire’s Stores, Inc. and UniCapital Corp. Rabinovitch began his career with Price Waterhouse (now PwC). He is a licensed certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Rabinovitch holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and finance from Florida State University.

Rabinovitch replaces Jeff Taylor, senior vice president, Corporate Controller, who will be resigning from the company effective March 30, 2018. Taylor rejoined Tech Data in October 2012 as vice president, Assistant Corporate Controller and was promoted to his current role in June 2015. During this time, he has helped develop a robust financial controls framework, maintained high standards of financial compliance and built a strong finance and accounting team. Taylor will remain with

Tech Data to lead the company’s fiscal year-end close process and financial filings, working with Rabinovitch to ensure a seamless transition.

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About Tech Data

Tech Data connects the world with the power of technology. Our end-to-end portfolio of products, services and solutions, highly specialized skills, and expertise in next-generation technologies enable channel partners to bring to market the products and solutions the world needs to connect, grow and advance. Tech Data is ranked No. 107 on the Fortune 500^® and has been named one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies for nine straight years. To find out more, visit www.techdata.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

Investor Contact Arleen Quinones Corporate Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications 727.532.8866 arleen.quinones@techdata.com Media Contact Jennifer Harmes Public Relations Manager 727.599.2654 jennifer.harmes@techdata.com