Zones CEO Yehia Omar shares his vision for the company, its partners, and customers when he takes over in September 2025.
In this episode of Channel Insider: Partner POV, host Katie Bavoso sits down with Zones’ new CEO, Yehia Omar, to discuss how the global IT solutions provider is leading in the age of AI. Omar will share insights about Zones’ 35-year evolution, how they leverage AI within the company, their “Consider It Done” philosophy, and what’s next for their strategic partnerships, customers, partners, and sustainability efforts. Additionally, Omar shares how his experience as a director at Zones prepared him to take on the role of CEO.
Topic and timecode:
00:00 – Introduction: Introducing the new CEO of Zones, Yehia Omar
02:13 – What defines zones in today’s channel ecosystem
05:39 – How Omar’s board experience prepared him for the CEO role
08:16 – Zones 2025-2026 Vision: Cloud, AI, and Managed Services
12:08 – How Zones uses AI internally for efficiency and innovation
14:39 – Building partnerships across 3,000 technology vendors
20:41 – Zones’ “Consider It Done” service philosophy
22:09 – Overcoming economic challenges and tariffs
26:11 – Zones’ Biggest Growth Opportunity: Cloud, AI, and Security
27:38 – Sustainability and participation in the UN Global Compact
29:01 – Real success stories in healthcare and retail
33:06 – Final thoughts and how to connect with the zone
Katie Bavoso is a 2017 New England Regional Emmy Award-nominated broadcaster with over 10 years of professional content creation, production, hosting, and interviewing experience. Starting her career in television news, she pivoted to the IT channel, helping connect vendors, solution and service providers, and IT buyers through exciting video content and storytelling. Katie currently hosts Channel Insider: Partner POV, a video and podcast series that highlights the IT Channel’s most innovative solution providers.
