Mar 14, 2021 | Executive Moves
TTI, Inc. appointed COO Mike Morton to the position of Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Morton has served the company for more than 40 years and held various leadership positions.
Jan 14, 2021 | Executive Moves
The Siemon Company announced Henry Siemon as its new president and CEO, effective January 1, 2021. Carl Siemon, who has served as president and CEO since 1982, will continue to serve on the Board of Directors and will work with Henry and the leadership team as a strategic advisor. Henry’s appointment marks five generations of ……Read More »
Dec 4, 2020 | Executive Moves
Distributor Avnet has named 37-year Avnet veteran Phil Gallagher as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Gallagher, who has been in the role of interim CEO of Avnet since August 2020, is also joining the company’s board of directors. “The Board of Directors is pleased with the appointment of Phil as Avnet’s CEO. ……Read More »
Sep 19, 2019 | Distributor News, Executive Moves
Farnell appointed Lee Turner as Global Head of Semiconductors and Single Board Computers (SBC) and Simon Meadmore as Global Head of Interconnect, Passive, and Electromechanical (IP&E) Components. Both Lee and Simon will report to Chris Breslin, President of Farnell’s global businesses, which operates as Newark in North America and element14 in APAC. Lee joined Farnell in 2016 as Global Head of Operations ……Read More »
Aug 19, 2019 | Distributor News, Executive Moves
Avnet promoted Chief Transformation Officer Pete Bartolotta to president of its Business Transformation division, reporting to CEO Bill Amelio. Bartolota joined Avnet in 2016 and has since been responsible for scaling the company’s high-growth solutions — including IoT, artificial intelligence (AI), global design service, and Avnet Integrated initiatives — to expand opportunities with new and ……Read More »
Aug 19, 2019 | Executive Moves, Manufacturer News
TE Connectivity promoted Vish Ananthan to senior vice president and general manager of its Industrial Business Unit. Ananthan has worked for TE since 2011 and has held various leadership roles, including general manager of the Surgical and Imaging sub-vertical in TE’s Medical Business Unit and, most recently, general manager of the Device subvertical in its ……Read More »
Aug 19, 2019 | Distributor News, Executive Moves
Avnet promoted Max Chan to Chief Information Officer (CIO). Chan is now responsible for all information technology (IT) areas throughout the Avnet ecosystem, which includes the delivery of all strategic business IT and digital transformation initiatives. He will work closely with Avnet senior executives to translate their business strategies into IT roadmaps and set the ……Read More »
Jul 22, 2019 | Distributor News, Executive Moves
Premier Farnell appointed Umasankar Pingali to the role of Business President of Newark, its distribution business in the Americas. In his new role, Uma will focus on driving profitable growth in the Americas by maximizing the potential of Newark’s successful multi-channel sales model and customer value proposition and will continue to report to Chris Breslin, president of Premier ……Read More »
Jul 22, 2019 | Distributor News, Executive Moves
Following the appointment of Uma Pingali to the role of Business President of Newark, Farnell’s Americas based business, Farnell appointed Weidi Zhu to the role of Business President of element14, its distribution business in APAC. Weidi has been with Farnell for ten years, most recently held the role of Regional Director of Sales for Greater China, ……Read More »
Jul 1, 2019 | Distributor News, Executive Moves
Avnet promoted Jessica Daughetee from vice president of global content, marketing, and media to chief marketing officer (CMO). Daughetee brings more than 20 years’ experience across the marketing and communications spectrum to the CMO role; will assume responsibility for the strategy, planning, and development of Avnet’s global marketing initiatives, including advertising, branding, communications, content, creative services, ……Read More »