SED International Holdings, Inc. announced that Jim Illson has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Mr. Illson is the principal of TPV Associates, which he founded to provide interim senior operating and financial management to companies requiring assistance in performance improvement, raising capital and supporting growth initiatives. His current engagements include providing interim management and advisory services to a contract manufacturer, technology solutions provider and cloud-based storage software company.

Jim previously served as COO and CFO at two publicly-traded, multi-national technology products distributors -- Bell Microproducts and Merisel. Prior to these executive roles, Jim was a Partner in Deloitte's Reorganization Advisory Services group where he advised companies and their creditors on operational and financial initiatives relating to business performance and capital structures.