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Video: New CEO of Zones on AI, Growth, and Channel Vision

Zones CEO Yehia Omar discusses his vision for the company and its partners and customers after stepping into the role in September 2025.

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Katie Bavoso
Nov 5, 2025
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In this episode of Channel Insider: Partner POV, host Katie Bavoso sits down with Yehia Omar, the new CEO of Zones, to discuss how the global IT solutions provider is leading through the era of AI. Omar shares insights on Zones’ 35 year evolution, how its using AI internally, its “Consider It Done” philosophy, strategic partnerships, and what’s next for customers, partners, and sustainability efforts. Plus, Omar shares how his experience as a board member of Zones prepared him to take on the CEO role. 

Topics & Timecodes:

00:00 – Introduction: Meet Zones’ new CEO, Yehia Omar 

02:13 – What defines Zones in today’s channel ecosystem 

05:39 – How board experience prepared Omar 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 – Navigating economic challenges and tariffs 

26:11 – Zones’ biggest growth opportunities: cloud, AI & security 

27:38 – Sustainability and joining the UN Global Compact 

29:01 – Real-world success stories in healthcare & retail 

33:06 – Final thoughts and how to connect with Zones

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Katie Bavoso is a 2017 Regional New England Emmy-nominated broadcaster with over a decade of professional content creation, production, hosting, and interviewing experience. Starting her career off in TV news, she pivoted to the IT channel to help connect vendors, solutions and services providers, and IT buyers through exciting video content and storytelling. Katie is now the host of Channel Insider: Partner POV, a video and podcast series shining a light on the most innovative solution providers of the IT channel.

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