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Avnet Memec announces new technical marketing structure
2012-05-22
Semiconductor specialist Avnet Memec has unveiled a new focussed technical marketing strategy for Europe, headed by the company's regional vice president for Northern Europe, Bill Walker. As part of a broader restructure, Walker will absorb the role of vice president, technical marketing, in addition to his existing role. From 2004 to July 2005 Walker was president of demand creation for the Memec Group in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Prior to that, he held the position of CEO Insight Memec EMEA. During 20 years with Memec, Walker held a range of senior sales, marketing and management positions. In addition, he served as the Memec representative for the Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA executive team on the successful integration process of Memec into Avnet Electronics Marketing. With his appointment as technical marketing vice president, the current management structure will remain largely unchanged regarding supplier ownership. However, Walker will initiate a new and more streamlined approach to technical marketing activities, which will primarily focus on major vertical markets and key technologies such as low power devices and power management, convertors, energy harvesting, wireless and wired technologies.

Avnet Memec announces pan-European distribution agreement with Adeunis RF
2012-03-29
Avnet Memec has unveiled a new pan-European distribution agreement with Adeunis RF, a French specialist in design, manufacture and marketing of wireless transmission systems. The agreement enables the specialised semiconductor distributor to offer modules for Near Field Communications - an important new set of technologies for the rapidly growing RFID and contactless payment markets. It further expands Avnet Memec's offering for unlicensed Industrial, Scientific and Medical band designs in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Avnet promotes corporate officers
2011-12-22
United States : multispecialist Avnet has unveiled two corporate officer promotions. Steve Phillips, CIO, has been promoted to a corporate officer position of senior vice president for Avnet, Inc. from vice president. In addition, Graeme Watt, president of Avnet Technology Solutions EMEA, was elected as a new corporate vice president for Avnet, Inc.

Avnet Memec expands European distribution agreement for Renesas with industrial automation products
2011-08-30
Semiconductor specialist Avnet Memec has expanded its pan-European distribution agreement with Renesas Electronics Europe to include industrial automation products such as IO Link, ERTEC and Ethernet Controllers & PHYs supporting IEEE1588 v2. Avnet Memec already distributes Renesas Electronics' mainstream technologies including MCUs (8/16/32 bit), Opto-Couplers, Power MOSFETs and ASICs across Europe, through its offices in Austria, Belux, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom).

Avnet Memec expands relationship with Microsemi
2011-08-12
Avnet Memec has expanded its component distribution agreement with Microsemi, a provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance. Avnet Memec will sell and support Microsemi's full range of power, RF, analogue and mixed-signal devices in Europe throughout its offices in Austria, Belux, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom).