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Renesas Recognised For Earthquake Response

Renesas Electronics Europe has been awarded a special accolade by all its European distributors at its recent European Distribution Meeting (EDSM) in Berlin. Thomas Krieg, Managing Director Marketing at Rutronik, presented the award to Renesas on behalf of all of its European distribution partners. Krieg said the award was a token of the distributors’ appreciation of Renesas’ careful management of product supplies and its rapid recovery following the earthquake in Japan in March 2011. Seen herfe at the presentation are left to right Achim Mescher, Sales Director of Distribution Europe, Renesas Electronics Europe GmbH, Markus Krieg, Managing Director Marketing, Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH, and Tetsuro Kitano, Senior Vice President, Renesas Electronics Corporation.

Arrow Puts Focus On LED Lighting Design

Arrow Electronics has unveiled an application platform that enables engineers to design complete LED lighting solutions in an online environment.

RS Takes LeCroy Distributor Crown

RS Components has received the 2011 ‘Distributor of the Year’ award from LeCroy.

Myers Takes Rebound Operations Director Role

Rebound Electronics has appointed Debbie Myers as its Group Operations Director.

RS Unveils Design Competition Challenge

RS Components has released full details of its DesignSpark chipKIT Challenge, a global competition launching on 28 November 2011. 

Pearson To Head Technical Team At Anglia Components

Anglia Components has a new Technical Director. 

Faigel Takes Channel Helm At ADI

Analog Devices has named Gernot Faigel to the position of Regional Channel Director, EMEA Region (Europe, Middle East and Africa).

Rutronik Adds Duo To Top Management Team

Rutronik has made two key executive appointments.

Avnet Abacus Takes Murata Passives Pan-European

Avnet Abacus has signed a Pan-European franchise agreement with Murata covering the Japanese  manufacturer’s broad range of passive products.

LED Optics Get Global Platform With Mouser

Mouser Electronics has agreed a global distribution partnership with LedLink Optics.

MSC Clocks On For Micro Crystal In Europe

MSC has signed a pan-European distribution agreement with Micro Crystal in a move which rounds off its broad-based portfolio of clock generators and real time clocks.

Rutronik Repeats Panasonic Battery Success

Panasonic has presented Rutronik with the award for most innovative project work for the second consecutive year.