BlueStar Announces Chief Executive Officer

Summary: BlueStar, a leading global distributor of technology solutions including RFID, Point-of-Sale, and Mobility, has appointed Ryan Girvin as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective from 16 November 2023. A long-serving member of the company, Mr. Girvin joined BlueStar in 2001 and has held several key positions, most recently as Chief Operating Officer. He will also remain on the company's Board of Directors. In his new role, Girvin plans to continue the customer-first culture established by founder Steve Cuntz, emphasizing that the company's experienced team is its most important asset. BlueStar specialises in working with Value-Added Resellers to provide complete solutions, custom configurations, and marketing support for a wide range of technologies.

 

November 21, 2023 – Hebron, KY –  BlueStar announces the appointment of Ryan Girvin as President and Chief Executive Officer effective November 16, 2023. Ryan Girvin joined BlueStar in 2001 as Corporate Controller for the Americas before being promoted to Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and ultimately Chief Operating Officer. Before joining the company, he served four years as an auditor with J.D. Cloud and Company. In addition to being President and CEO, Mr. Girvin will remain on BlueStar’s Board of Directors.

Mr. Girvin will continue the long tradition of BlueStar’s customer-first culture established by its founder, Steve Cuntz. Today, BlueStar is known worldwide as a leader in specialty electronics distribution. It prides itself on value-added distribution by providing its partners with superior financial, marketing, logistics, and technical services. Above all, BlueStar is renowned for its one-to-one customer service, which is instrumental in helping partners navigate today's complex edge technology solutions.

“I am honored to be given the opportunity to step into this new role,” states Ryan Girvin, President and CEO of BlueStar. “I look forward to upholding the legacy that our founder, Steve Cuntz, built through hard work, dedication, and cultivating our company's most important asset, its people. BlueStar has one of the highest-tenured teams of any technology company in the world, and it is our people who provide the dominant factor in our differentiation. Above all, I am proud to be a member of this BlueStar team"

 

 

 
 

About BlueStar

BlueStar is the leading global distributor of solutions-based Digital Identification, Mobility, Point-of-Sale, RFID, IoT, AI, AR, M2M, Digital Signage, Networking, Blockchain, and Security technology solutions. BlueStar works exclusively with Value-Added Resellers (VARs) to provide complete solutions, custom configuration offerings, business development, and marketing support. The company brings unequaled expertise to the market, offers award-winning technical support, and is an authorized service center for a growing number of manufacturers. BlueStar is the exclusive distributor for the In-a-Box™ Solutions Series, delivering hardware, software, and critical accessories all in one bundle with technology solutions across all verticals, as well as BlueStar’s HybridSaaS finance program to provide OPEX/subscription services for hardware, software, and service bundles. For more information, please contact BlueStar at 1-800-354-9776 or visit www.bluestarinc.com.