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MICHAEL SCHWAB and DAN SCHWAB[edit]

CO-PRESIDENTS, D&H DISTRIBUTING

Michael Schwab (born 1963) and Daniel “Dan” Schwab (born 1968) are brothers who currently serve as co-presidents of D&H Distributing. D&H is a family-owned, North American technology distribution company founded by their grandfather in 1918, now headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. [1] Dan and Michael assumed the roles of co-presidents in 2008. Both executives took on their positions as co-presidents at the onset of the 2008 recession, leading the company through the economic downturn and on to experience many consecutive profitable quarters in the next 10+ years. [2] In 2019, Michael and Dan opened a new two-campus D&H Distributing headquarters along with their father Israel “Izzy” Schwab, who currently serves as CEO in Emeritus. [3] As a result of the merger of IT distributors Tech Data and Synnex in March of 2021, D&H will become the third-largest broadline distributor in this market. [4]

Michael celebrated his 30th anniversary and Dan marked his 25th anniversary with D&H in 2020. [5] Together they have grown the company to more than $4 billion in revenues as of late 2020, ranking #103 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies in 2020. [6]


CAREERS[edit]

Both Michael and Dan are graduates of The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Michael Schwab went on to attain a law degree from Villanova University in 1985. He served in a position with accounting firm Arthur Andersen prior to joining D&H. [7]

This was in accordance with the D&H “Family Constitution,” an agreement requiring founding family members to work outside the company before joining the ranks. [8] Michael began his D&H career in 1989 as an outside sales representative in the Philadelphia area. He joined the corporate group in Harrisburg, PA, as Director of Merchandising in 1991. Dan Schwab graduated from Wharton in 1987. He originally worked for The May Department Store Co.’s Lord & Taylor in Manhattan as an assistant buyer. He joined D&H Distributing in 1995 as director of the company’s education division. [9] By the year 2000, under Dan’s leadership, D&H became the number one distributor of technology to the college bookstore marketplace. Michael was promoted to Vice President of Purchasing in 1999, where he drove initiatives for D&H’s staff of product managers, expanded from an original group of two personnel into a team of more than 50. Dan was promoted to Vice President of Marketing at D&H Distributing in 2001, where his initiatives contributed to the company’s continued growth of more than 10% each year during his tenure. [10]

Both executives were integral to major D&H manufacturer negotiations, including with Microsoft, Cisco [11] Dell, HP, and Lenovo. [12] D&H Distributing also currently maintains partner relationships with Acer, ASUS, Aruba, Brother, Dell, Google, Intel, Lexmark, Logitech, LG, NETGEAR, Samsung, Western Digital, and others. As co-presidents, Dan and Michael made inroads for the company in emerging areas such as cloud services and XaaS (Everything as a Service), managed services, mobility, wireless connectivity, remote work and learning, home automation, and the emerging eSports and ProAV markets. D&H now has distribution centers in Harrisburg, PA; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; and Fresno CA in the U.S.; plus in Vancouver, British Columbia; and Brampton, Ontario, in Canada. [13]


AWARDS/PRESENTATIONS[edit]

• Michael and Dan have appeared on CRN’s Top Executives list from 2008 to 2020, including multiple appearances on the “Top Sales Leaders” lists beginning in 2009. [14]

• Dan and Michael presented at the GTDC (Global Technology Distribution Council) Summit’s “CEO Perspectives” panel in November, 2020 [15]

• Michael and Dan were featured in a segment of the CCB Technology Impact of Leadership podcast series in 2020. [16]

• Dan Schwab was a Keynote speaker at Hewlett Packard Penn GSE (Graduate School of Education) Higher Education Bootcamp at the University of Pennsylvania, October, 2019. [17]

• Dan was also a Keynote speaker at the NACE Convention (National Association of College Esports) in July of 2019 [18]

• Dan was a guest course lecturer on the topics of business and negotiations at The Wharton School, 2017 to 2020. [19]

• In 2015, Michael Schwab and Dan Schwab were awarded the Anti-Defamation League Torch of Liberty Award. [20]

• In 2015, both co-presidents were named to Dealerscope magazine’s Hall of Fame. [21]

• In 2011, Dan Schwab and Michael Schwab ranked number 1 on CRN magazine’s “SMB Superstars” list. [22]

• As vice president of marketing, Dan Schwab was named to Dealerscope’s 40 Under 40 list in 2008, and appeared on CRN magazine’s Most Innovative Executives list of 2007. [23]


COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT[edit]

Dan Schwab serves on the Undergraduate Executive Board of The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He is a Regional Program Chair for Alumni Interviewing for the University of Pennsylvania. [24]

He is Vice President of the Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg JCC and was named Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations for the Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg in 2014. [25]

Dan was named to the Board of Trustees for Harrisburg University in 2010. [26]

He is a co-founder of The Harrisburg Young Professionals organization. [27]

Michael Schwab sits on the Board of Trustees of the University of Maryland College Park Foundation and the Parent’s Council at the University of Michigan. [28]

He is a Robert H. Smith School of Business Dingman Entrepreneurship Board Member, College Park, Maryland [29]

Michael is a member of the M&T Central PA Advisory Board, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania He has served on the Parent’s Council at the University of Michigan. [30]

In 2010, Michael Schwab was an official torch runner in the Vancouver Olympic Torch Relay, signaling the start of that year’s games. [31]

Along with the rest of D&H’s leadership and the employee-run D&H Cares foundation, Michael and Dan have led initiatives with regional charities including Ronald McDonald House in Harrisburg; Habitat for Humanity, March of Dimes, The Central PA Food Bank in Harrisburg, and many more. [32]

In 2020, the Schwabs and D&H Cares worked with Make-A-Wish® Philadelphia, Delaware and Susquehanna Valley to help identify sponsors for a year’s worth of wishes for “Wish Kids” and their families in Dauphin County, D&H Distributing’s home county of residence. [33]

  1. ^ Phyllis Zimmerman (June 29, 2018). "Century of Change: As technology marches on, so does D&H Distributing". TheBurg. Dan and Michael Schwab's grandfather, the late David Schwab, would be proud to see all that D&H Distributing Company has become in its centennial year.
  2. ^ Dave Donelson (July 1, 2016). "Distributing an ownership stake to employees". Family Business. The "Great Recession" of 2008, when Dan and Michael became co-presidents, tested their resolve while it proved the value of the Schwab family's long-term philosophy.
  3. ^ Steve Burke (November 2, 2019). "D&H's New Headquarters Brings Silicon Valley Style To Harrisburg, Pa". CRN. The new campus—twice as large as the old facility—is just 7.6 miles down the road from Seventh Street in Harrisburg.
  4. ^ Joseph F. Kovar (March 23, 2020). "D&H Co-Presidents On Standing Out Amid The Tech Data-Synnex Merger: 'We Are Like Evolution Versus Revolution'". CRN. And while Tech Data/Synnex and Ingram Micro will dominate distribution from a revenue standpoint and their global reach, the current fourth-largest and soon-to-be third-largest broadline distributor D&H has an ace up its sleeve, according to its co-presidents.
  5. ^ Steve Burke (February 25, 2020). "D&H Gets A Breakfast Sugar Kick From Dan Schwab's 25th Anniversary Celebration". CRN. D&H Distributing's 750 "co-owners" got a big breakfast sugar kick from D&H Co-President Dan Schwab's 25th anniversary celebration.
  6. ^ Andrea Murphy (November 23, 2020). "America's Largest Private Companies". Forbes. #103 D&H Distributing - Pennsylvania - Technology Hardware & Equipment - $4.3B
  7. ^ Kris Blackmon (August 22, 2016). "Meet the Chiefs: Michael & Dan Schwab, D&H Distributing". Channel Futures. Co-president Michael Schwab (pictured on left) 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.
  8. ^ Phyllis Zimmerman (June 29, 2018). "Century of Change: As technology marches on, so does D&H Distributing". TheBurg. Dan and Michael Schwab's grandfather, the late David Schwab, would be proud to see all that D&H Distributing Company has become in its centennial year.
  9. ^ Steve Burke (February 25, 2020). "D&H Gets A Breakfast Sugar Kick From Dan Schwab's 25th Anniversary Celebration". CRN. Schwab, a 1991 graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, started his climb to the co-president job as the education manager at D&H after working for four years as a buyer for Lord & Taylor in New York City.
  10. ^ Kris Blackmon (August 22, 2016). "Meet the Chiefs: Michael & Dan Schwab, D&H Distributing". Channel Futures. Co-president Michael Schwab (pictured on left) 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.
  11. ^ Scott Campbell (July 8, 2005). "D&H Looks To Expand Its Reach With Cisco Pact". CRN. D&H executives call it their most significant vendor addition since Intel in 1998 and Microsoft in 1995.
  12. ^ O’Ryan Johnson (January 8, 2020). "5 Questions With D&H Distributing Co-President Michael Schwab". CRN. The reality is there is a lot of value add that is required to take Cisco technology, and HP technology, and Dell, and Lenovo
  13. ^ Alan Wolf (January 31, 2019). "D&H Distributing Moving Headquarters". TWICE. The reality is there is a lot of value add that is required to take Cisco technology, and HP technology, and Dell, and Lenovo
  14. ^ Rick Whiting (July 27, 2020). "The 25 Most Influential Executives Of 2020". CRN. 21. Dan and Michael Schwab - Co-Presidents
  15. ^ GTDC (November 10, 2020). "GTDC Summit". GTDC event page. Hear from a compelling range of speakers and panelists with unparalleled insights, backed by sales-out data trends and attributes you won't find anywhere else.
  16. ^ CCB (November 2020). "100 Years of Growth". CCB event page. Dan & Michael Schwab, co-presidents of D&H, share how their fourth-generation, family-run company has faced those challenges and adapted over the years to experience growth and expansion.
  17. ^ Megan Dutta (October 10, 2019). "D&H's Dan Schwab to Keynote HP Penn GSE Higher Education Bootcamp". AV Network. D&H Distributing co-president Dan Schwab will conduct the keynote presentation for the HP Penn GSE Higher Education Bootcamp at the University of Pennsylvania.
  18. ^ Donald Marinelli (July 23, 2019). "National Association of Collegiate Esports Conference Sets New Attendance Record in Harrisburg, PA". InvenGlobal. The high point of the conference's first day was the concluding panel consisting of Harrisburg University President, Eric Darr; Dan Schwab, Co-President of D&H Distributors, one of North America's leading technology purveyor
  19. ^ Professsor Mauro Guillen (April 5, 2020). "Wharton's Coronavirus Course: Dan Schwab (W'91) & Prof. Mauro Guillen Interview". Wharton University - Wharton’s Coronavirus Alumni Course Discussions. Dan Schwab Interview April 5 2020
  20. ^ Donald Marinelli (July 23, 2019). "D&H Co-Presidents To Receive ADL Honors". TWICE. D&H Distributing co-presidents Dan and Michael Schwab were named the 2015 recipients of the Torch of Liberty Award by the National Consumer Technology Board and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
  21. ^ Nancy Klosek, Robb Stott (January 2015). "Dealerscope Names 2015 Hall of Fame Class". Dealerscope. Dan and Michael Schwab, co-presidents of D&H Distributing.
  22. ^ Steven Burke (November 21, 2011). "The Top 10 SMB Superstars Of 2011". CRN. 1. Michael and Dan Schwab - Co-Presidents - D&H Distributing
  23. ^ Jennifer Lawinski (November 12, 2007). "2007 Top 25 Most Innovative Executives". CRN. Innovation is all about seeing possibilities in unexpected places. Nothing could describe Dan Schwab better.
  24. ^ Alex Toner (2021). "Undergraduate Executive Board". Wharton Executive Boards web page. Daniel Schwab, W'91
  25. ^ Patti Bromley (July 6, 2010). "Open House Kicks off the New Day at the J" (PDF). JewishHarrisburg.com Community Review. JCC Member and Vice President of Communications Dan Schwab summed it up best,
  26. ^ staff (July 6, 2010). "Harrisburg University Announces New Members to Board of Trustees". Press Release Point. Daniel Schwab, W91 Co-President, D & H Distributing Co
  27. ^ Joel Berg (February 20, 2018). "D&H leaders snag minority stake in Harrisburg Senators". Central Penn Business Journal. Dan Schwab is one of the co-founders of Harrisburg Young Professionals.
  28. ^ Joel Berg (February 20, 2018). "D&H leaders snag minority stake in Harrisburg Senators". Central Penn Business Journal. Michael Schwab is on the board of trustees at the University of Maryland and the Parent's Council at the University of Michigan.
  29. ^ staff (2017). "Board of Advisors". Robert H. Smith School of Business Board of Advisors page. Michael Schwab D&H Distributing Company
  30. ^ Michael J. Behm (November 3, 2017). "Parent & Family Leadership Council Meeting Ann Arbor, Mi" (PDF). Victors for Michigan – Leaders & Best People. [caption] 2. Michael Schwab, D&H
  31. ^ Alan Wolf (December 7, 2009). "D&H's Michael Schwab Runs In Olympic Torch Relay". TWICE. Michael Schwab, D&H Distributing's co-president, carried the Olympic Torch as part of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay
  32. ^ Alan Wolf (September 21, 2009). "D&H Cares Raises $50K". TWICE. Since D&H Cares was launched in August of 2008, it has focused its quarterly proceeds on the following organizations, respectively: The American Cancer Society, Shriners Children's Hospital, the Autism Society of America (ASA) and Ronald McDonald House Charities.
  33. ^ Kate Bellows (June 17, 2019). "D&H Distributing teams with Make-A-Wish chapter to sponsor 'a year's worth of wishes' for Dauphin County kids". PennLive. Dan Schwab said his company would start securing the funding for the estimated 12 to 14 wishes in July, when the next fiscal year starts.
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