Avnet Electronics Marketing Promotes Two to Strategic Business Development Posts.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 2000 Avnet Electronics Marketing (EM)(NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ) announces the promotion of Rita Megling to the newly created position of vice president of strategic business development for product business groups and Mike Moore
Both are North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. responsibilities. Megling will coordinate the product business groups' involvement in Electronics Marketing initiatives. Those initiatives include the creation of next-generation demand planning tools, the development and deployment of customer relationship management processes, and the development of collaboration strategies and process improvements with Avnet's suppliers. Megling reports directly to Harley Feldberg, president of the EM product business groups. Moore will develop and execute strategies to attract and retain customers. He will also play a pivotal role in linking sales, the product business groups and the Avnet EM brands (Avnet Design Services, Avnet Marshall, Integrated Material Services). Moore reports directly to Phil Gallagher, executive vice president of sales and customer service, Avnet EM. In prefacing the new roles, Gallagher explained, "The fundamentals that drove Avnet's business for many years are changing very rapidly. We need to ensure that many of the roadblocks we are diligently dil·i·gent adj. Marked by persevering, painstaking effort. See Synonyms at busy. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin d working to overcome today don't prevent us from focusing on the future." Feldberg added, "Our new structure requires open and honest collaboration among the interlinked Avnet departments. By tasking Moore and Megling with challenging our historical beliefs and processes and leading the exploration of new alternatives, they will play an intrinsic role in the success of Avnet's future." Megling joined Avnet in 1999 with the acquisition of Marshall Industries, where she served for 24 years, most recently as vice president of global marketing and communications. Her extensive industry and international experience includes Internet development and semiconductor product management. Prior to her promotion, Megling managed Avnet EM's semiconductor supplier business management program. Moore, a 22-year Avnet veteran, was previously the vice president/director of the emerging account channel for Avnet EM. He has held various positions within the company including director of sales, area director, director of marketing, regional director, area manager and field salesman. As part of his impressive accomplishments, Moore has been credited with the success of Avnet's emerging accounts team. Avnet Electronics Marketing is an operating group of Avnet Inc. , a global Fortune 500 company with $8 billion in sales ($10 billion pro forma As a matter of form or for the sake of form. Used to describe accounting, financial, and other statements or conclusions based upon assumed or anticipated facts. The phrase pro forma , including acquisitions). Avnet Electronics Marketing markets, inventories and adds value to 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). products, RF/microwave components and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and systems for industrial and military equipment customers worldwide. For more information, visit the Avnet EM Web site at www.em.avnet.com Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.071400/bb1 |
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