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Peak Technologies Announces CEO Transition as Company Enters Next Stage of Growth

By SDM Editors
Peak Technologies, Joachim Heel
Photo courtesy of Peak Technologies.
July 16, 2026

Peak Technologies, a global systems integrator and solutions provider, announced that Joachim “Joe” Heel has been appointed CEO. Backed by Sole Source Capital, Peak continues to invest in its leadership and capabilities as the company enters its next phase of growth, expanding its technology, services and systems integration capabilities to meet the evolving needs of customers across the retail, manufacturing, warehousing, transportation and logistics, healthcare and field service markets.

Heel brings deep experience leading technology-enabled businesses that serve complex enterprise customers. He has held senior leadership roles at Zebra Technologies, IBM, Avaya, Sun Microsystems and McKinsey & Company. Most recently, he served as chief revenue officer and head of services at Zebra Technologies, where he helped lead global growth across solutions, services, enterprise mobility, automation, asset visibility and supply chain technology.

“Joe’s appointment reflects our confidence in Peak’s long-term opportunity and our commitment to building the leadership capabilities required for the company’s next stage of growth,” said David A. Fredston, founder and CEO, Sole Source Capital. “Joe brings a strong track record of helping customers harness smart technologies to solve complex operational challenges and deliver measurable business outcomes. With his enterprise customer perspective, sales and services experience, and operating discipline, we are excited for Joe to lead Peak’s talented team to further translate the company’s technical capabilities into scalable growth, world-class execution and greater value for customers.”

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