Premier Farnell Announces the Appointment of Andy King as President of Farnell Europe and Global Head of the Electronic Design Engineering (EDE) Segment
28/04/2008 09:08
PR Newswire
LONDON, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Andy's industry knowledge, customer experience and proven
leadership make him ideally suited to drive Premier Farnell's strategy for
profitable growth through focusing on the global high service EDE segment
whilst leveraging Premier Farnell's regional multi-channel capabilities.
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Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl), the leading multi-channel, high service
distributor supporting millions of engineers and purchasing professionals
globally, has announced the appointment of Andy King as President of
Farnell Europe and Global Head of EDE, with effect from 16th June 2008.
Most recently Andy was European Vice President of Sales Development at
Arrow Electronics, providing strategic direction to the company's European
sales drive, in particular addressing the various needs of different customer
segments across EMEA. Andy's previous experience includes STC, Farnell and
Arrow. He is an economics graduate with a proven track record for delivering
results in both high service and volume distribution businesses. His broad
industry experience in Asset Management, Product and Supplier Marketing, and
more recently as Sales Director and Managing Director are perfect for
Farnell.
"In line with our strategy to increase our focus on the global electronic
design engineering segment, drive higher levels of business via the web and
continue to internationalise our models into new and emerging markets for
electronics, Andy is an excellent addition to the team to drive our strategy
and deliver the results we need from Farnell," said Laurence Bain, COO of
Premier Farnell. "We are truly excited about his appointment and on behalf of
our employees, suppliers and customers worldwide we give him a warm welcome."
About Premier Farnell
Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl) is a leading high service, multi-channel
distributor of electronic, maintenance, repair and operation products and
specialist services throughout Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. It goes
to market with a differentiated value proposition, world-class marketing, a
stocked range of 400,000+ products, and access to 4,000,000 more items from
3,000 top manufacturers. The company has group sales of GBP823.1m and 4,100
employees globally.
While global in scope, Premier Farnell recognizes the individual needs of
each market and has continued to internationalize its model accordingly,
trading locally under different brand names. Its primary electronics
businesses trade as Farnell in the UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand,
Newark in the US, Canada and Mexico, and Premier Electronics in China. In
Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Brazil the operation is known as Farnell
Newark. For more information visit the website at
http://www.premierfarnell.com
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Contact details for publication and editorial enquiries: Jenny Peters, Head of Corporate Communications, Premier Farnell plc, 25-28 Old Burlington Street, London, W1S 3AN, Tel: +44(0)207-851-4102, Mobile:+44(0)792-174-0548, Email: jpeters@premierfarnell.com, Web: http://www.premierfarnell.com; Issued by:, Jonathan Roberts, Account Director, Pinnacle Marketing Communications Ltd,, Prosperity House, Dawlish Drive, Pinner, Middlesex, HA5 5LN, UK, Tel: +44(0)208-869-9339, Email: jonathan@pinnaclemarcom.com, Web: http://www.pinnacle-marketing.com