BEIJING, Aug. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- RS Components <http://china.rs-online.com/> (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc <http://www.electrocomponents.com/> (LSE: ECM), the global distributor for engineers, today announced the key appointment ofAlex Tsui as the Country Manager forGreater China and Korea that supports the company's ongoing strategy to become the distributor of choice to the engineering community inGreater China and Korea.
In his new role as Country Manager for Greater China and Korea, Alex's focus will be on expanding the customer base, fuelling growth in eCommerce, as well as acquiring and developing corporate accounts in theGreater China and Korea markets. Prior to this, Alex was the Country/Region Manager for Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea since April 2012. Under his leadership, these markets exceeded sales targets and continue to experience healthy growth.
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About RS Components
RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers. With operations in 32 countries, we offer around 500,000 products through the internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping more than 44,000 parcels a day. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include semiconductors, interconnect, passives and electromechanical, automation and control, electrical, test and measurement, tools and consumables.
Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended31 March 2014 had revenues of GBP 1.27bn.
For more information, please visit the website at http://china.rs-online.com <http://china.rs-online.com/>.
RS Components Tan Soo ChunPublic Relations Manager - Asia PacificEmail: soochun.tan@rs-components.com <mailto:soochun.tan@rs-components.com> Telephone: +65-6391-5745
Edelman Public Relations (Singapore)Yvette YeoManagerEmail: yvette.yeo@edelman.com <mailto:yvette.yeo@edelman.com>Telephone: +65-6347-2355
Further information is available via these links:@RSElectronics; @alliedelec; @designsparkRS
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