Any day now, it's reasonable to expect Stan Laybourne, CFO, of Insight to retire, and ride off into the sunset. It was announced a few months ago, he would be leaving in the third quarter, and he's still there. I have personally worked with Stan on a number of strategic activities, and have found him to be a cut above, and will miss the opportunity to go into battle again.
With Stan first assisting CEO Tim Crown, and now CEO Rich Fennessey, he has supported a total, and successful, transformation of the company. As it has morphed from a phone reseller, or dmr, with a few non-core functions, the company is now well positioned behind CDW as the preeminent national solution provider with hardware, software, and services wrapped around meaningful cost efficiencies due to the scale in their business. Stan was in the room each time a key decision was made, and at the end of the day, had much responsibility to translate vision into reportable buckets of revenue and profitability. I like to think he was where the rubber did not meet the sky.
Happy trails Stan. I wish you a happy and healthy retirement and a big loss against Michigan when the Buckeyes show their ugly faces November 17th in Ann Arbor.
Go Blue!
marty