Avnet Electronics Marketing Announces Key Executive Appointments.Business Editors PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2002 Andy Bryant, president of Avnet Electronics Marketing, the largest operating group of Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ), Thursday announced three appointments, effective immediately, within his executive staff. Ross Crane has been named senior vice president, group financial officer for Avnet Electronics Marketing, worldwide. He will be responsible for all global finance, including administrative operations and credit. Crane most recently held the post of senior vice president, group financial officer for Avnet Applied Computing computing - computer . He has also held a variety of finance-related positions in retail and manufacturing industries manufacturing industries npl → industrias fpl manufactureras manufacturing industries npl → industries fpl de transformation . Sean Fanning has been named senior vice president of global communications for Avnet Electronics Marketing. Fanning will be responsible for all brand management, marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales and media relations, worldwide. A 25-year industry veteran, Fanning most recently held the post of vice president of global communications for Avnet Computer Marketing. Barbara Martensen has been named senior vice president, group information officer for Avnet Electronics Marketing, worldwide. Martensen will be responsible for all policy, strategy, architecture decisions and implementation of the Avnet Electronics Marketing global IT infrastructure. In November 1999, Martensen joined Avnet Computer Marketing, where she served as global information officer. Prior to that, she was a 22-year veteran of Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS (Standby Power System) A UPS system that switches to battery backup upon detection of power failure. See UPS. SPS - Symbolic Programming System. Assembly language for IBM 1620. ), rising through the IT ranks before becoming vice president and chief information officer of Motorola SPS. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Bryant, "With these key appointments, the Avnet Electronics Marketing global executive team is in place and prepared to take our organization to new heights." About Avnet Electronics Marketing Avnet Electronics Marketing is the largest operating group of Phoenix-based Avnet Inc., a Fortune 500 company with fiscal year 2001 sales of $12.8 billion (year ended June 30). One of the world's largest technology marketing and services companies, Avnet Electronics Marketing distributes semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical The use of electricity to run moving parts. Disk drives, printers and motors are examples. Electromechanical systems must be designed for the eventual deterioration of moving components that wear over time. The first TVs were electromechanical systems (see video/TV history). components from leading manufacturers. The company markets, inventories and adds value to these products and provides world-class supply-chain management and engineering design services for customers in 63 countries. The company's Web site is located at www.avnet.com. |
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