Premier Farnell (LSE:PFL) a leading high-service distributor of
electronic components has today announced the appointment of Tom Hudak
to president of Chicago-based Newark element14, its North American
distribution business, with immediate effect, succeeding Paul Buckley
who will be retiring at the end of December.
For the last five years Tom has been president of Akron Brass, a Premier
Farnell company and worldwide marketer and manufacturer of high
performance life-safety, fire fighting and emergency rescue equipment.
Having driven the transformation and internationalization of the Akron
Brass business, Tom is ideally placed to drive growth in the North
American high-service distribution space. He will report into Premier
Farnell CEO Laurence Bain.
Sean Tillinghast, who is currently vice-president of Weldon, a division
of Akron Brass which specialises in lighting and electronic solutions to
the education, speciality vehicles and the emergency services, has been
appointed to the role of president of Akron Brass. Sean has spent the
last 17 years with Weldon and will now report directly to Laurence Bain.
Speaking about the appointments Premier Farnell CEO Laurence Bain said:
“I am delighted to appoint Tom to lead our Newark element14 business. He
has done a fantastic job at Akron Brass turning it in to one of the
leading companies in the Premier Farnell Group. In Sean we also have
someone with vast experience and understanding of the Akron business and
he thoroughly deserves this opportunity. I am particularly pleased to be
making these appointments from within the company, demonstrating the
strength in depth across our management teams.”
Paul Buckley, who has a long career in the electronics and distribution
sector joined Newark element14 in 2007 and took over as president of the
organisation in February 2012.
Mr Bain added: “I would like to personally thank Paul for all he has
done for Newark element14 and the wider Premier Farnell team since he
joined us in 2007. He has built a strong platform for Tom to build on
and I wish him all the best in his retirement.”
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About Premier Farnell
Premier
Farnell plc (LSE:PFL) is a global leader in high service
distribution of technology products and solutions for electronic system
design, maintenance and repair. Its differentiated proposition includes
29 local language transactional websites, and the critically important
element14 Community for design engineers – an industry first (www.element14.com).
With sales last year of £952m the Group distributes its comprehensive
portfolio of products and services throughout Europe, North America and
Asia Pacific, supported by a global supply chain of over 3,500 suppliers
and an inventory profile developed to anticipate and meet its customers’
needs.
While global in scope, Premier Farnell recognises the individual needs
of each market and has continued to internationalise its model
accordingly. It trades locally as Farnell element14 in Europe, Newark
element14 in North America and Mexico and Farnell Newark in Brazil.
Across Asia Pacific the business trades as element14.
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