# Frank Vitagliano

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The Evolution of Distribution: Driving the AI Era through the GTDC

Send us Fan Mail Frank Vitagliano, CEO of the Global Technology Distributor Council (GTDC), redefined the modern distributor’s role as a sophisticated go-to-market orchestrator that has evolved far beyond traditional logistics and financing. Today’s distributors act as critical growth engines, inve…

From bank and warehouse to ecosystem orchestrator: A conversation with Frank Vitagliano

Frank Vitagliano, CEO of the Global Technology Distribution Council Every few years, someone announces the end of distribution. Direct sales was going to kill it. Then e-commerce. Then cloud. Then hyperscaler marketplaces. And yet here we are. Frank Vitagliano is CEO of the Glo…

AI, Data Intelligence and the Evolving Role of Distribution: Insights from HP’s Sven Rathjen

In episode 71 of GTDC Beyond Distribution, recorded live at the 2026 GTDC North America Summit, Sven Rathjen, Vice President of Global Strategic Channel Partners at HP, joins host Frank Vitagliano for a wide‑ranging discussion on the evolution of IT distribution and the accelerating impact of AI on…

View from the Top: EMEA Distribution Leaders Highlight Generational Transformation

Recorded live at the April GTDC Summit EMEA, episode CEO Frank Vitagliano moderated a lively and informative conversation with top executives from the European distribution community. Each leader offered unique perspectives on the evolution of the channel, the shift from hardware- and software-led …

Frontier Partners Are Driving the Next Channel Transformation: A Conversation with Futurum’s Tiffani Bova

In episode 73 of Beyond Distribution with GTDC, Frank Vitagliano sits down with Tiffani Bova, Chief Strategy and Research Officer at Futurum for a timely conversation on how AI is reshaping the channel. Recorded live from the main stage at GTDC Summit North America, this face-to-face discussion add…

Forecasting the Future of IT Distribution with CONTEXT’s Anthony Frot

In episode #74 of Beyond Distribution with GTDC, host Frank Vitagliano welcomes Anthony Frot, Research Director at CONTEXT, for a timely conversation on the market intelligence. The conversation explores several channel GTM topics, including forecasting methodologies and country-level insights that…

Distribution as the Glue of the IT Ecosystem: A Conversation with Channelnomics’ Larry Walsh

In episode #76 of Beyond Distribution with GTDC, host Frank Vitagliano welcomes back Larry Walsh, CEO and Chief Analyst at Channelnomics, for a timely discussion on the evolving role of distribution and its growing importance in the IT ecosystem. The conversation explores key findings from the late…

GTDC’s Frank Vitagliano on the Evolving Role of Distribution

Technology distribution is evolving from transactional product fulfillment into a broader role centered on lifecycle support, multivendor integration, services, and ecosystem orchestration. In this episode of Changing Channels, Larry Walsh speaks with Frank Vitagliano, CEO of the Global Technology …

Turning AI Ambition into Channel Execution: Insightful Conversation with Plugable’s Lynn Smurthwaite-Murphy

In episode 78 of Beyond Distribution, host Frank Vitagliano speaks with Lynn Smurthwaite-Murphy, CEO of Plugable, about why AI should be treated as a business transformation—not just another technology deployment. Drawing on her experience across the channel, distribution and vendor communities, sh…

AI Is a Gateway to New Channel Opportunities: A Conversation with Intel’s Maurits Tichelman

AI is moving from experimentation to practical business outcomes—and creating significant new opportunities across the channel. In this episode of Beyond Distribution with GTDC, host Frank Vitagliano speaks with Maurits Tichelman, general manager of Intel’s EMEA partner sales organization, about th…