Newark taps Paul Buckley for Key Product & Supplier Role
CHICAGO-AUGUST 2, 2007
New appointment central to distributor's focus on design engineers
Newark, a business of global Premier Farnell plc and a leading distributor of electronic components in the Americas, announced today that Paul Buckley has joined its executive team as Senior Vice President, Product and Regional Supplier Management, effective July 31, 2007. This is a new position that reports to DeWight Wallace, President, Newark.
Mr. Buckley joins Newark with over 20 years of experience in the electronics industry, serving in key positions at National Semiconductor and most recently, as Senior Vice President, Supplier Services Group, at Arrow Electronics.
"This appointment is one of a number of important investments we are making at this time as Newark focuses on targeting electronic design engineers, while continuing to serve our industrial maintenance customers," said DeWight Wallace. "Paul's impressive experience and skills will help us to build a world-class product line card with the latest technologies."
About Newark
Newark, a subsidiary of global distributor Premier Farnell Ltd, is North America's leading small-quantity distributor of electronic components and test equipment, and its #1 source for RoHS compliant parts and information. RoHS is the acronym for the European Union's Restrictions of certain Hazardous Substances directive, which took effect July 1, 2006.
Visited by thousands of engineers and electronics buyers each week, Newark's RoHS Express site at www.element14.com/community/community/legislation provides critical information to help companies transition to compliance, including: the latest news, on-demand lead-free soldering webinars, downloadable step-by-step guides to compliance and updates on US and Canadian green laws.
In addition to offering the broadest electronics selection from 440+ top manufacturers for same-day shipping, Newark provides a unique range of value-added services at no charge, including, RoHS Bill of Materials updates, eProcurement implementation and support, and automatic re-reeling for components.
With multiple sales channels, customers do business with Newark through contact centers, a local branch network in the US, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, a dedicated field sales force and a world-class website at www.Newark.com. The holder of a General Services Administration schedule (#GS-06F-0044M,) Newark also supports federal government customers through a dedicated website, www.teamgov.com, and a specially trained team of representatives.
Newark's parent company, Premier Farnell Ltd, is a leading global marketer and distributor of electronic, maintenance repair and operations (MRO) and specialist products and services, trading in more than 100 countries with a database of 2 million customer contacts. For general information, visit www.Newark.com and www.premierfarnell.com. Also, you can reach Newark's media contact, Janice Fleisher, at 773.907.5941 and at jfleisher@Newarkinone.com.
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