Avnet Inc. Announces Corporate Promotions; Elects Five New Corporate Officers.PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1999-- Roy Vallee, chairman and chief executive officer of Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ), Thursday announced the promotions of three corporate officers, Andrew Bryant, Patrick Jewett and Arthur J. Levy and the election of five new corporate vice presidents: Richard Hamada, John Hovis, Edward B. Kamins, Allen W. Maag and Josiah Napua. "Each of these individuals has made significant and distinguished contributions to the company in their respective areas," Vallee said. Bryant, newly promoted to senior vice president of Avnet Inc., has served as vice president and corporate officer since 1996. He began his career in 1978 with Hamilton Avnet Electronics where he spent ten years in sales and marketing positions, then spent seven years with Avnet Computer. He was president of Avnet Computer from 1996 to 1998 when he was named president of Hall-Mark Computer Division. In May 1999, Bryant was promoted to president of Avnet Computer Marketing Group, reporting to Vallee. Jewett has been promoted to senior vice president of Avnet Inc. Jewett is the director of operations for Avnet Electronics Marketing and is responsible for warehouse operations, value-added operations, credit, finance and field operations. Jewett has also held such roles within Avnet as controller, vice president of resource allocation resource allocation Managed care The constellation of activities and decisions which form the basis for prioritizing health care needs and vice president of warehouse and value-added operations, since joining the company in 1982. He was elected to vice president and corporate officer in 1992. He reports to Steven Church, president of Avnet Electronics Marketing, Americas. Levy, newly promoted to vice president, joined Avnet in 1990 as assistant general counsel and was elected deputy general counsel in 1991. He was elected as assistant secretary and a corporate officer in 1997. He reports to David Birk, senior vice president, secretary and general counsel. Hamada is president of Hall-Mark Global Solutions North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and reports to Bryant. Previously, Hamada was executive vice president of Avnet Computer. Rick has held several key positions with Hall-Mark Computer Products and Avnet Computer since joining Avnet in 1983. Hovis has served with Avnet since 1992 and is currently the director of investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. and corporate planning. In this capacity, Hovis reports to Vallee and is responsible for implementing a global strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. and management system, which includes strategic planning, a global budgeting system and a performance measurement system. Kamins is president of Avnet Applied Computing, a newly formed operating group of Avnet Inc., and reports to Vallee. Kamins joined Avnet in 1996 as the director of business development for the Computer Marketing Group. Kamins led the development of a software distribution business for the company that has grown to over $100 million in annual revenue and established Avnet as the market share leader for Oracle database products. Maag joined Avnet as chief communications officer The chief communications officer or CCO is a job title for the head of communications, public relations and/or public affairs within an organization. Most typically, the CCO reports to the chief executive officer (CEO) of a corporate entity or president of an operating unit. in August 1998. Maag's responsibilities include global public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , corporate communications and global brand management. He reports to Vallee. Napua, president of the 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 Business Unit within the newly formed Avnet Applied Computing Group, was formerly chief executive officer of computer distributor Wyle Systems, a division of VEBA VEBA Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association AG. He joined Avnet Inc. in July of 1999 and reports to Kamins, Avnet Applied Computing president. Phoenix-based Avnet Inc., a Fortune 300 company with annual sales exceeding $6.4 billion ($8.74 billion proforma including acquisitions), is one of the world's largest distributors of 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 and computer products from leading manufacturers. Serving customers in 60 countries, Avnet markets, inventories and adds value to these products and provides world-class supply-chain integration, engineering design and technical services. The company's Web site is located at www.avnet.com. |
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