Arrow Electronics Names Francis M. Scricco President.MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 1999-- Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ARW ARW Air Refueling Wing ARW Advanced Research Workshop ARW Associated Resume Writers ARW Army Ranger Wing (Irish Special Forces) ARW American Revolutionary War ARW Angle Random Walk ARW Aeroelastic Research Wing ) today announced the promotion of Francis M. Scricco to President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of the corporation. Mr. Scricco had been serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the corporation since he joined Arrow in 1997. "Fran Scricco joined Arrow 21 months ago, as part of our program to deepen Arrow's senior management ranks as we continue to grow in size, scope, and complexity," said Stephen P. Kaufman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arrow. "Initially, Fran concentrated his attention on Arrow's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Components Operations, fine-tuning the company's realignment last year and leading us through the integration of Richey Electronics and the Electronics Distribution Group of Bell Industries, both of which were acquired earlier this year," Mr. Kaufman added, "and we think now is the proper time to recognize his contributions to date and to broaden his responsibilities to include our non-North American operations." As part of his new responsibilities, Mr. Scricco will immediately assume responsibility for Arrow Europe and, later this year, will gradually become more actively involved with Arrow-Asia and Gates/Arrow Distributing. Mr. Scricco joined Arrow in August 1997 from Fisher Scientific International, Inc. Prior thereto he served as President of Whirlpool Canada and held positions with General Electric Company and The Boston Consulting Group. Mr. Scricco received his undergraduate degree in Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester Polytechnic Institute - (WPI) A well-regarded, small engineering college. Address: Worcester, MA, USA. and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Columbia Business School Columbia Business School (part of Columbia University), officially named the Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and also known as CBS, was established in 1916 to provide business training and professional preparation for undergraduate and graduate . Arrow Electronics is the world's largest distributor of electronic components and computer products, with 1998 sales of $8.3 billion. Headquartered in Melville, New York Melville is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Huntington in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, 14,533 people resided there. , Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for more than 600 suppliers and 175,000 original equipment manufacturers and commercial customers through more than 200 sales facilities and 26 distribution centers in 34 countries. Detailed information about Arrow's operations can be found at www.arrow.com. |
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