Industry Veteran Art Richer Joins DLT

Herndon, Va., May 3, 2017 — DLT Solutions, an award-winning technology partner to the public sector, today announced the appointment of Art Richer as the company’s new president and chief executive officer (CEO). In joining DLT, Richer will take the helm of a company that has grown to over 250 employees, and, in 2016, celebrated 25 years exclusively serving public sector customers.

“We’re delighted to have Art join our executive team. His leadership skills and management experience will be a tremendous asset to DLT as we continue to grow the company and enhance the foundation of industry-leading sales and marketing support for our core vendors within the public sector value-added reseller (VAR) space,” said Rick Marcotte, chairman of the board at DLT. “Additionally, Art’s technical background will mesh nicely with DLT’s growth initiatives focused on cybersecurity, cloud and big data analytics.”

Prior to joining DLT, Richer spent 18 years at public sector distributor immixGroup, starting as vice president in 1998 and culminating in the president and CEO position where he led its successful sale to Arrow Electronics in 2015. Richer received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the State University of New York Institute of Technology.

“I have long known DLT as a value-added reseller partner of immixGroup and have been impressed with their professionalism, scale and dedication to their public sector customers,” said Richer. “I look forward to leading the DLT team in driving enhanced value across the end-user customer base and partnering with the management team and DLT Board to execute the next phase of the company’s growth strategy.”

About DLT Solutions

DLT is a leading technology partner to the federal, state and local government, education, utilities and healthcare markets.  For more than 25 years, the company’s dedication to helping the public sector make smart technology choices and simplify their technology procurements ensures its customers have the best options for Cybersecurity, Cloud, Application Lifecycle, Digital Design, IT Consolidation and IT Management solutions. The DLT advantage includes strategic partnerships with industry leading and emerging technology companies -  including Amazon Web Services, Autodesk, ForeScout, Google, Informatica, McAfee, Oracle, Quest Software, Red Hat, SolarWinds, Symantec and Veritas - whose products and services can be easily procured through DLT by leveraging its broad portfolio of government IT contracts including, GSA, SEWP V, U.S. Communities and Texas DIR. To learn more, visit DLT’s Resource Center, call 800.262.4358 or email sales@dlt.com. Also on LinkedIn and Twitter (@DLTSolutions).