Avnet (Nasdaq: AVT) has recently announced that Rebeca Obregon has been named as the new president of Newark, an Avnet company, effective July 1, 2024.
Newark is a high-service electronics components distributor with a comprehensive portfolio of products and supported by an international supply chain.
Of this appointment, Avnet CEO Phil Gallagher noted, “Since joining Avnet’s leadership team last year, Rebeca has shown her deep commitment to delivering results for our suppliers, customers, partners, and employees. Newark remains a critical part of Avnet’s overall success and value proposition, and I’m confident that Rebeca is the right leader to steer the organization through its next chapter.”
Prior to her recent promotion, Ms. Obregon was previously senior vice president of Strategic Business Engagements and Supplier Management. In that role, she led Avnet’s United, Velocity and Integrated business units, IP&E (interconnect, passive and electromechanical) supplier management and strategy, mergers and acquisitions.
“Newark has a rich history as an influential leader in components distribution,” said Obregon. “I look forward to helping our teams at Newark, Avnet and beyond support our customers at every stage of the product life cycle.”
Ms. Obregon has more than 30 years of semiconductor industry experience, where she has served in a progressive series of leadership roles, building and growing teams and businesses from their inception into profitable, recognized worldwide market leaders. Before joining Avnet in 2023, she served as the corporate vice president of Amkor Technology. She holds a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Arizona State University, as well as a master of science in electrical engineering from the National Technological University.
Farnell Global is a fast and reliable distributor of products and technology for electronic and industrial system design, maintenance and repair. From research and design through prototype to production, Farnell helps its customers access the products and services they need 24/7. With more than 80 years of experience, 47 localized websites, and a dedicated team of over 3,500 employees, Farnell provides every component its customers need to build the technology of tomorrow.
Farnell Global trades as Farnell in Europe; Newark in North America; and element14 throughout Asia Pacific. It also sells direct to consumers through its CPC business in the UK.
Farnell Global has been part of the established global technology distributor, Avnet (Nasdaq: AVT), since 2016. Today, this relationship allows the company to support its customers at every stage of the product life cycle, offering a truly unique distribution model, as well as expertise in end-to-end delivery and product design.
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