page_title: Jim Kavanaugh
section_title: World Wide Technology
hierarchical_section_title: Jim Kavanaugh / Business career / World Wide Technology
caption_attribution_description: English: President George W. Bush, seated next to Jim Kavanaugh, right, CEO and co-founder of World Wide Technology, Inc., is shown some of the company's products during a tour of the facility Friday, May 2, 2008, in Maryland Heights, Mo. President Bush also addressed employees and invited guests on the benefit of the stimulus package for the nation's economy. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
context_page_description: Jim Kavanaugh is an American businessman serving as the CEO of World Wide Technology.
context_section_description: In 1990 Kavanaugh joined David Steward in the latter's newest business venture, World Wide Technology, which provides technology products, services and supply chain services.
  In 1999 World Wide Technology spun off its telecommunications division to form Telcobuy.com. Sales for the two companies continued to grow, although revenues slipped in 2002 as World Wide Technology felt the impact of the technology recession. In 2003 combined reported revenues passed $1 billion, and World Wide Technology Holding Company was formed as the parent company for the two firms.
  Almost since its inception, Kavanaugh focused on WWT's corporate culture, which he believes is essential to its success and growth. "WWT’s continued growth is tied to a business culture defined by core values, the first of which is trust,” said Kavanaugh. “We are committed to creating a profitable growth company that is truly a great place to work." WWT has been recognized as a great place to work by Glassdoor and Fortune.
  In 2009, WWT was doing well, but Kavanaugh wanted to make sure the organization was staying ahead of the competition. Kavanaugh's idea was to develop innovation labs that would be a "playground for super-smart people" and house cutting-edge equipment to deliver faster, better results to customers. This idea led to the creation of WWT's Advanced Technology Center (ATC), a collaborative ecosystem to design, build, educate, demonstrate and deploy innovative technology products and integrated architectural solutions for World Wide Technology customers, partners and employees. "It's a virtual ecosystem," Kavanaugh says. "We can bring in software, but we actually bring in the physical hardware too. So we’re able to replicate not only what the software looks like but we do it in physical environments that simulate that customer’s environment. … It's definitely not a standard offering for what systems integrators are bringing to their customers. I think it's very unique." 
  WWT's annual revenue is estimated to be greater than $9 billion, ranking it as one of the largest private companies in the US.
  In addition to growth overseas, WWT expanding its campus with a new headquarters in Westport Plaza in 2017.
caption: Kavanaugh with President George W. Bush in 2008
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