LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SED International Holdings (NYSE MKT:SED), a multinational supply chain management provider and distributor of leading computer technology, consumer electronics, and small appliances products, today announced that it has hired Stephen M. Dexter as Interim CFO following the resignation of prior CFO Christopher R. Joe effective as of October 25, 2013. SED has also appointed John “Mike” R. Hagan as Interim CEO following the resignation of former CEO Robert O’Malley on October 24, 2013. Mr. O’Malley will remain with the Company as an Advisor to the Board until November 21, 2013. <br /><br /> In addition, on October 23, 2013 and October 28, 2013 SED filed a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing other recent developments that have taken place at SED. The Company encourages all shareholders to read them.<br /><br />“In the light of the Company’s declining financial performance over the past four fiscal quarters, the recently appointed Board of Directors at SED was compelled to act quickly and prudently to provide SED with executive leadership to move the Company forward,” said Sham Gad, Chairman of SED.<br /><br />About Stephen M. Dexter<br /><br />Mr. Dexter has over 20 years of domestic and international finance and accounting experience. From September 2012 to May 2013, he provided financial support consulting services to CDC Corporation, a former holding company of CDC Software, and to CDC Software, a global software provider of on-premise and cloud deployments, from June 2010 to August 2012. Mr. Dexter served as Chief Financial Officer of CDC Software, in which role he was responsible for the company’s accounting, finance, tax, treasury and compliance functions, from September 2010 to August 2012, and as Chief Accounting Officer of CDC Software, overseeing the company’s accounting and compliance functions, from June 2010 to June 2011. Mr. Dexter graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant.<br /><br />About John “Mike” R. Hagan<br /><br />Mr. Hagan most recently served as Chief Operating Officer of SM Jaleel & Company Ltd., a privately-held manufacturer of non-alcoholic beverages, from 2012 to July 2013, where he was involved with supply chain efficiency, product development, business integration and revenue enhancement initiatives. From 2011 to 2012, Mr. Hagan served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Shasta Beverages, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Beverage Corp., a publicly-traded non-alcoholic beverage company, where he oversaw manufacturing, sales, finance, marketing, operations and human resources. Prior to that date, he served as President of Pepsi Americas Puerto Rico, a manufacturer and distributor of carbonated and non-carbonated beverages, milk, beer and snacks, from 2006 to 2009; Senior Vice President-Sales & Marketing with the Philadelphia Coca Cola Bottling Company from 1998 to 2005; and held various divisional management positions with Coca-Cola Enterprises from 1992 to 1998. 