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Harwin, the leading hi-rel connector and SMT board hardware manufacturer, has announced the appointment of Daniel Guillot as Sales Director, France. The move is designed to strengthen Harwin’s European sales capabilities in an important region which includes major industry segments such as rail and nuclear which demand the rugged, reliable interconnect products that Harwin is well-known for.

Anglia Embedded, a leading distributor of displays, M2M and single board computers, today announced the expansion of its team with the appointment of Paul Senior as Divisional Marketing Manager - M2M & Embedded. He takes responsibility for key franchises represented by the distributor in the UK and Ireland including Cinterion, Hitachi, connectBlue and Fastrax.

Harwin, the leading hi-rel connector and SMT board hardware manufacturer, has named Digi-Key’s Corporation’s Dustin Jarshaw as the recipient of the company’s prestigious Chairman’s Award. As Product Manager, Jarshaw is responsible for developing Harwin sales at Digi-Key, the leading high service distributor and during the first year, sales have grown at an unsurpassed rate all around the world.

Electronic Design magazine named Analog Devices, Inc., (ADI) Technology Fellow Bob Adams a 2011 inductee to the Electronic Design Hall of Fame. Founded in 2002, the Hall of Fame honors select individuals whose career contributions to electronic engineering and design have helped to shape and improve the world.

Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: ISIL), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog, mixed signal and power management semiconductors, today announced the appointment of Masayuki Wajima to the position of Vice President, Japan Sales.

Leading independent supplier of electronic components and Hybrid Distributor, Rebound Electronics, announced today that it has appointed Debbie Myers to the role of Group Operations Director. This announcement looks to further strengthen the senior leadership team as the company continues to enjoy sustained growth.

Anglia Components, the UK’s leading independent distributor of electronics components, today announced that it has promoted David Pearson to its Executive Management Team as Technical Director.

Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH has recently filled two executive positions: Hans-Christoph Behler has taken up the newly created position of Head of Materials Management, and Siegfried Kälber is heading up Service and Quality Management and is responsible for management systems.

TTI, Inc., the global distributor of Passive, Interconnect, Relay & Switch and Discrete components, has recently announced the appointment of Volker Gerhardt as Product Development Manager Connectors for Central Europe. Volker will work within the Connectors Supplier Management team, managed by Director John Sandy, to develop and drive TTI’s connector strategy within its Central European branches.

Chomerics Europe - a division of Parker Hannifin, has announced the appointment of a new Territory Sales Manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. 34 year-old Irina Ewert joins Chomerics Europe from Radio Frequency Systems – a member of the Alcatel-Lucent Group.

HCD, the Letchworth-based contract electronics manufacturer, is well aware that the combined effects of deep recession followed by a faster-than-expected recovery and the tragic tsunami in Japan have made sourcing some components ‘challenging’.

Lantronix (Nasdaq: LTRX), a leading global provider of smart connectivity solutions that enable business and technology professionals to access any device, anywhere, anytime, has appointed Martin Poppelaars as vice president of EMEA sales.

Nujira, the world’s leading provider of Envelope Tracking technology, today announced the appointment of Patrick McNamee to the newly created post of VP of Silicon Operations with overall responsibility for taking its Envelope Tracking ICs from design completion to volume production.

Aerotech the global motion control systems designer and manufacturer has further strengthened its European sales and support network with the recent appointment of Gilles Duplessy as its new Regional Sales Manager for the French market.

Mark Pitts has been appointed Design Manager at Manchester based Mutech Ltd , a leading UK electronics design and manufacturing consultancy.

Binder UK has appointed David McKenzie as key account manager. His primary responsibility will be to develop new business opportunities with OEMs in market areas such as medical devices, security and lighting as well as Binder core markets such as sensors and automation.

LED design and manufacturing specialist Marl International today announced the appointment of Paul McDermott-Roe as Sales Manager, covering its portfolio of energy efficient LED lighting solutions to the electronic, industrial, architectural and rail markets. He joins from EAO, a partner of Marl, and brings with him a wealth of sales and marketing experience.

eoSemi today announced that Steve Cliffe has joined the company as VP of sales and marketing. His appointment demonstrates the company's investment in a highly experienced management team following the closure of a £3 million Series-A equity round to develop and commercialise its first product.

Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today announced that Rick Hamada has succeeded Roy Vallee as the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The transition was previously announced on Feb. 14, 2011, and became effective with the beginning of Avnet’s fiscal year 2012.

GTK has appointed Steve Robinson as Operations Director. Steve brings over 20 years’ experience in the electronics industry, having worked for a number of leading manufacturing organisations. Steve joins GTK from Access IS where he spent 5 years as its director responsible for strategic projects, including the formation of their US subsidiary.