Patrick started his career in the Industrial Gases industry at Praxair where he started as Applications Sales Engineer in the Benelux where he later took on several Operational Functions such as Plant Manager, European Operations Management. Later he moved to Dallas Texas to run Global Supply Chain Management and Business Management. In 2002 Patrick joined Tech Data as Logistics Director where he switched gears to Country Manager Belux in 2004. Now he is running the Benelux Region for TD SYNNEX and is part of the European Board.