Avnet has promoted Rick Hamada to president and chief operating officer (COO), adding president to his current COO title.
With more than 25 years of industry and Avnet experience, Hamada was previously Avnet chief operating officer, a position he has held since July 2006. Hamada will continue to report to Avnet. chairman and CEO Roy Vallee and will continue to focus on his responsibilities for overseeing the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of Avnet's operating groups and the logistics, information technology and operational excellence support teams.
Vallee commented on Hamada's ongoing contributions, noting, "Rick has a proven track record of meeting his goals, leading the organization to higher levels of performance and looking for ways to continuously enhance all aspects of Avnet's business. The combination of his skills and experience continues to accelerate our progress toward the realization of Avnet's strategic, financial and people-related objectives. From initiating Avnet's first set of published core values to our recent focus on customer loyalty, Rick has advanced our efforts to build a strong performance- and values-based culture of excellence."
Hamada joined former Avnet division Hamilton/Avnet Electronics in 1983 as a technical specialist. His career has encompassed roles ranging from technical sales support to global group president of Avnet Technology Solutions.
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