Avnet Kent Announces New Product Business Group Senior Vice President.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2002 Pat Wastal, a 20-year electronics industry veteran, has been named senior vice president of the Avnet Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) is a technology B2B distributor headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. The company states on their website that:
(2) A physical port (plug, socket) or wireless port (transmitter, receiver) used to attach one device to another. , Passive & 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). (IP&E) Product Business Group. Currently the vice president/director of the Passive Product Business Unit, in his new role Wastal will be reporting to Avnet Kent President Tom McCartney. Wastal joined Avnet in 1998 as a supplier business manager, after having spent 15 years with Philips in a variety of roles including district sales manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → , national account manager and national distribution manager. "I am extremely excited about Pat and his new role. With his industry background and expertise he will add tremendous strength to our leadership team. Pat will play a key role in helping shape our company's direction and I am looking forward to his future contributions to Avnet Kent's success," said McCartney. 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. Wastal, "Avnet Kent has a great story to tell. The products and services we offer, coupled with our focused sales and product teams, create a combination that leads our industry. I look forward to continuing to work with our sales and product teams, as well as our suppliers, to find new and better ways to support the needs of our customers." About Avnet Kent North American-based IP&E distributor Avnet Kent is a division of Avnet Electronics Marketing (EM), the largest operating group of Phoenix-based Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ), a Fortune 500 company with fiscal 2001 sales of $12.8 billion (year ended June 30, 2001). One of the world's largest distributors of semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical components from leading manufacturers, Avnet EM markets, inventories and adds value to these products and provides world-class supply-chain management and engineering design services. Avnet EM serves customers in 63 countries. The company's Web site is located at http://www.avnet.com. |
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