Avnet Electronics Marketing Announces 2009 Supplier Excellence Award Recipients

PHOENIX -- The Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas (EMA) business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), has honored six of its interconnect, passive and electromechanical (IP&E) suppliers with its 2009 Avnet EMA Supplier Excellence Award. The awards recognize AVX, Bourns, Emerson Network Power, Murata, NIC and Taiyo Yuden as Avnet’s top IP&E suppliers for Fiscal 2009.

The Avnet EMA Supplier Excellence Awards recognize the company’s top IP&E performers for year-on-year sales growth, their ease of doing business, and the marketing support they provided to customers between July 2008 and June 2009. The awards were presented during the first half of Avnet’s Fiscal 2010 to each of the six suppliers in recognition of this achievement.

“Particularly in today’s business environment, it is now more important than ever that we provide the best products, services and technology to our customers to help them grow their business. Being easy to do business with is a huge part of that,” said Alex Iuorio, senior vice president of supplier management for Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas. “Avnet’s Supplier Excellence Award is a way for us to recognize our top IP&E suppliers for driving service for our mutual customers and helping assure profitable growth. Congratulations to all of our top achievers and the Avnet team for helping facilitate their success.”

For more information about Avnet or AVX, Bourns, Emerson Network Power, Murata, NIC and Taiyo Yuden products, please visit www.em.avnet.com.