Avnet Technology Solutions Appoints Henry Godwin as Regional Director for the Middle East and Africa
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Dubai, UAE - 19 September 2011 - Avnet Technology Solutions, an IT solutions
distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), today
named Henry Godwin as regional director for the Middle East and Africa (MEA).
Godwin will be responsible for the strategic direction of Avnet Technology
Solutions in the region. Godwin will report to Graeme Watt, President of Avnet
Technology Solutions, EMEA.
"Henry Godwin was selected for this position based on a proven track record in
setting up new supplier franchises and driving exceptional results in terms of
market share growth and profitability," said Watt. "He is a high achiever who
consistently delivers more than what is asked of him. Henry's ability to build
teams and work with channel partners will help Avnet continue to grow throughout
the region, and allow us to create new opportunities for our partners in these
markets."
Godwin joins Avnet from Computacenter, where he was head of category,
responsible for product categories spanning the data centre, networking and
software. Before working for Computacenter Godwin was vendor divisional leader
at Bell Microproducts, where he reported directly to the European Board and was
responsible for achieving the revenue and profit targets of the company's HP
business in the UK, and Symantec in EMEA. Throughout his career, Godwin has
become known for developing strong vendor relationships and support teams,
exceptional supply chain management and an ability to deliver specialized data
center solutions that provide partners with a competitive edge in their target
markets.
"The Middle East and Africa region remains an emerging market with high growth
potential for the IT channel," Watt added. "Henry will help accelerate the
growth of Avnet's channel in the region by implementing localized programs and
developing complete multi-vendor data centre solutions for our partners that
include servers, storage, software, and value-added services."
About Avnet Technology Solutions
As a global IT solutions distributor, Avnet Technology Solutions collaborates
with its customers and suppliers to create and deliver services, software and
hardware solutions that address the business needs of their end-user customers
locally and around the world. For fiscal year 2011, the group served customers
and suppliers in more than 70 countries and generated US $11.5 billion in annual
revenue. Avnet Technology Solutions (www.ats.avnet.com) is an operating group of
Avnet, Inc.. Visit: www.ts.avnet.com/ae.
About Avnet
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest
distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology
serving customers in more than 70 countries worldwide. Avnet accelerates its
partners' success by connecting the world's leading technology suppliers with a
broad base of customers around the world by providing cost-effective, value-
added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended July 2, 2011, Avnet
generated revenue of $26.5 billion. For more information, visitwww.avnet.com.
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