Avnet Kent Named Distributor of the Year by Amphenol.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 and at www.newstream.com PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2001 Avnet Kent has been recognized as Distributor of the Year 2000 by global connector manufacturer Amphenol. Dr. Martin H. Loeffler, Amphenol chairman, president and chief executive officer, presented the award to Roy Vallee, Avnet chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , during a strategy meeting of executives from both companies at Avnet's corporate headquarters in Phoenix. "It is a great pleasure and privilege to present our partnership award for outstanding performance by a distributor to Avnet Kent. This award reflects the trustworthy and successful relationship that our two companies have built," Loeffler said. "Distribution plays a strong global role, helping Amphenol bring our next generation products to market," he added. "I'm very proud of the team effort by the entire Avnet Kent organization that resulted in this significant award," Vallee said. "We value our supplier relationship with Amphenol, and we anticipate continued success in sales and market share for its products." About Avnet Kent Avnet Kent is a newly created, focused business unit within Avnet Electronics Marketing, formed with the June 2001 merger of Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ) and Kent Electronics, specializing in interconnect, passive and electromechanical devices Noun 1. electromechanical device - a mechanical device that is operated by electricity mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles from leading component manufacturers. The $1.3 billion business unit markets electronic components to original equipment manufacturers and contract manufacturers. About Amphenol Amphenol Corp. is one of the world's leading producers of electronic and fiber optic connectors, cable and interconnect systems. Amphenol products are engineered and manufactured in the Americas, Europe and Asia and sold by a worldwide sales and marketing organization. The primary end markets for the company's products are communication systems for the converging technologies of voice, video and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. , including wired and wireless internet and broadband networks  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. , and industrial, automotive and aerospace applications. 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.080701/bb2 |
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