Avnet Technology Solutions Names Dee Dee Lear Senior Vice President of Emerging Channels for the Americas

Avnet Technology Solutions announced that it has named Dee Dee Lear as senior vice president of Emerging Channels for the Americas. (Photo: Business Wire)

PHOENIX--()--Avnet Technology Solutions, the global IT solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), today announced that it has named Dee Dee Lear as senior vice president of Emerging Channels for the Americas. Lear will be responsible for the strategic direction, expansion and growth of emerging channels, including system integrators (SIs), independent software vendors (ISVs), original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and various types of service providers (xSPs). She will lead Avnet Technology Solutions’ efforts to expand its market share and drive growth through new partner acquisition and partner expansion in the Americas. Lear’s responsibilities also include Avnet Technology Solutions’ operations in the Latin America and Caribbean region, a strategic and high-growth emerging market. She reports to Jeff Bawol, president, Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas.

With more than 26 years of experience in the technology industry, Lear brings a wealth of knowledge and unique perspective to this role. She has extensive leadership experience in sales, strategy and business development in addition to having successfully led organizations through business transformations. Her professional background includes time with a national integrator of technology-based solutions, a distributor of IBM mid-range server products, and a technology distributor.

“With a proven track record, Dee Dee will lead the charge in pursuing opportunities in emerging channels and markets for profitable growth for Avnet Technology Solutions, which will contribute to the overall success of Avnet, our partners and our suppliers,” said Bawol. “She has clearly demonstrated a commitment to achieving and surpassing goals in high-visibility and critical channel-related positions, driving market share growth and profitability.”

Lear is an active member of the IT industry and her local community. She is president of Women in Channels (WiC), an industry-related non-profit board, and has also served as an elected public official, president of the Little Elm Economic Development Corporation, a member of the board of trustees for a local school district, and various community non-profit boards in her home state of Texas. She has received numerous awards for leadership, sales, management, and community achievements, including being inducted into the YWCA Academy of Women Leaders, named to CRN’s Power 100 Women in the Channel, and selected as a CRN Channel Chief.

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About Avnet Technology Solutions

As a global IT solutions distributor, Avnet Technology Solutions transforms technology into business solutions for customers around the world. It collaborates with customers and suppliers to create and deliver services, software and hardware solutions that address the changing needs of end-user customers. The group serves customers and suppliers in North America, Latin America and Caribbean, Asia Pacific, and Europe, Middle East and Africa. It generated US $11.0 billion in annual revenue for fiscal year 2014. Avnet Technology Solutions is an operating group of Avnet, Inc. For more information, visit ats.avnet.com.

About Avnet, Inc.

Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology serving customers globally. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of customers by providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended June 28, 2014, Avnet generated revenue of $27.5 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.

Contacts

Brodeur Partners, for Avnet Technology Solutions
Marcia Chapman, 480-308-0284
mchapman@brodeur.com

Release Summary

Avnet announced Dee Dee Lear as senior vice president of Emerging Channels for the Americas. Lear will be responsible for the strategic direction, expansion and growth of emerging channels for Avnet.

Contacts

Brodeur Partners, for Avnet Technology Solutions
Marcia Chapman, 480-308-0284
mchapman@brodeur.com