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Gretchen K. Zech Promoted to Arrow Electronics Chief Governance, Sustainability, and Human Resources Officer

CENTENNIAL, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) today announced that Gretchen K. Zech will expand her current role and has been named chief governance, sustainability, and human resources officer of the company.

Ms. Zech, who joined Arrow in 2011 in her current position, will now also lead the company’s environmental, social, and governance strategy, and oversee the company’s legal and compliance and real estate functions.

Prior to joining Arrow, Ms. Zech held over 20 years of human resources leadership positions of increasing responsibility at major corporations, including Dex One, Gartner, Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea, Bloomingdale’s, Best Buy and Johnson Controls.

A Society for Human Resource Management senior certified professional (SHRM-SCP), having also served on the SHRM board of directors, Ms. Zech holds a bachelor's degree in human resource management from The University of Michigan.

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Headquarters: Centennial, Colorado
Website: www.arrow.com
CEO: William Austin (interim)
Employees: 22,000
Organization: PUB
Revenues: $31 billion (2025)
Net Income: $571 million (2025)
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John Hourigan
303-824-4586

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Steven O’Brien
303-824-4544

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