Champion ONE, a leading designer, marketer, and supplier of optical networking components worldwide, named Michael Rapp as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. As part of this transition, Pete Kirchof, C1’s acting CEO, will return to his primary role of Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Rapp’s extensive executive experience ranges from serving as Chief Revenue Officer at En Pointe IT Solutions to heading integration and growth strategy at Insight. He has also held key senior leadership positions at PCM, En Pointe Technologies, Software Spectrum, and Admor Memory.
“I am thrilled to be taking the helm of C1 at such an exciting time,” said Mr. Rapp. “Over the last few years, the management team and employees have propelled C1 forward, achieving record-level performance and expanding C1’s capabilities to serve its customers. C1 is an industry leader with respected brands and exponential growth potential. I am humbled to be entrusted with leading this team and look forward to continuing C1’s established history of recruiting top-tier talent and driving operational excellence while servicing customers at the highest levels.
