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 Farnell.
Uma joined Premier Farnell in 2011 and became Regional Business President of Premier Farnell’s APAC business, element14, in 2015. Uma was selected to lead the Newark business based on the strong performance delivered by the APAC business under his leadership and his extensive industry experience, gained over 30 years in various senior roles at organizations including Future and Intersil.