1. This Farnell Professional SBC User Survey and Competition (“Competition”) is run by Premier Farnell UK Limited, 150 Armley Road, Leeds, LS12 2QQ England (hereinafter referred to as the Organiser) on the following terms and conditions (the T&Cs).

2. The Organiser trades as Farnell in Europe, Newark in North America, and element14 throughout Asia Pacific (Eluomeng Electronics Co., Ltd in China). Manage end to end development and go to market of key demand generating activity and brand building campaigns, including ATL/ BTL, Digital Experiential, email, whitepaper download, webinars, events/tradeshows, online advertising and content syndication for prospects and customers.

3. By participating in this Competition, all entrants (“Entrants”) will be deemed to have read, accepted and agreed to be bound by these T&C’s. Entrants are advised to review these T&Cs before entering the Competition and print and keep safe a copy of the T&C’s. The Organiser reserves the right to revise the T&C’s from time to time. Revised T&C’s will be posted here https://www.element14.com/news/professional-sbc-survey-2021---terms-and-conditions/ and additionally emailed to Entrant at his registered email address and if the Entrant is not in agreement with any of the Terms & Conditions, he shall immediately (in not more than 24 hours) notify the Organiser and forthwith withdraw from the Competition. In case no communication of withdrawal is received from the Entrant, within 24 hours, it shall be treated as deemed acceptance on the part of Entrant and Entrant shall be bound by the amended T&C’s.

4. Any Entrant (subject to the T&C’s) from the following countries/areas only may enter this Competition. Entrants not meeting all of the requirements set out in the T&C’s or not applying from these countries/areas, are excluded from entry: Singapore, China (excluding Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau), India and Australia.

5. From 0.01 AM (UK Time) 22/3/2021 until 23.59PM (UK Time) 31/04/2021 (the “Competition Campaign”), visit https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/es-sbc-en to enter the Competition. The Competition will be played as follows:

I. Farnell Professional SBC User Survey: Each Entrant must first participate in the IoT survey, which consists of answering 14 questions in total. Questions are related to how SBCs are being used in professional design.

II. Farnell Professional SBC User Competition: After the Entrant has completed the Professional SBC User Survey, the Entrant can opt into the Professional SBC User Competition if he/she wishes to participate in the Competition, or opt out of the Competition if he/she wishes to be excluded from the Competition. The Entrant must fill in the registration form provided submitting their name, surname, and email address. To qualify for the Competition the Entrant must have completed the Professional SBC User Survey and opted in for participation into the Professional SBC User Competition and answer an open ended question in relation to SBC.

III. Prizes: Judges will identify 1 winner from the aforementioned APAC countries in clause 4 of these T&Cs. The prizes will be awarded for the best answer. The criteria used by the judges to pick the best answers are: justification, value and applicability of answer in the SBC field. The first prize will be awarded to the best answer. Each prize winner will be selected within 28 days after the Competition Campaign ends.

6. For purposes of determining eligibility, the owner of any email used to enter the Competition will be determined by who is the authorized account holder of the email address at the time the registration form is received by the Organiser. The authorized account holder is the natural person who is assigned to the email address by an Internet Service Provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain names associated with email addresses.

7. The winners will be chosen by a judging panel consisting of Holly Smart, Farnell Global Head of PR and External Communications; Ankur Tomar, Farnell Regional Solutions Marketing Manager, Simon Wade, Product Manager and Romain Soreau, Head of SBC. The winning Entrants will be announced by 31/05/2021. Details of winning Entrants will be posted on https://www.element14.com/news/professional-sbc-survey-2021---terms-and-conditions/ by 31/05/2021. The Organisers’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

8. Eligible Entrants are all Competition participants/Entrants, but excluding:

a) Duplicate and multiple entries/Competition submissions by the same Entrant (Competition submissions will be scrutinised by email and full name in order to exclude duplicate entries)

b) Entrants who do not wish to enter the Competition (there is a relevant question in the Competition for each participant to make it explicit whether they want to be included in or excluded from the Competition)

c) Entrants applying from countries/areas that are not eligible for the Promotion (see above, clause 4 of this document)

9. In addition, Entrants shall make sure they are not submitting any such content prohibited by applicable laws, and shall also be solely liable for any rights infringements associated with the submitted answers (for example, any plagiarism).

10. No Purchase is necessary or required to enter the Competition. The Entrant agrees that Organiser is not selling and/ or promoting any good or service and is also not inducing the Entrant to purchase/ buy any goods or services.

11. No responsibility will be accepted for entries which are not received for any reason, including technical error.

12. Entrants must be aged 18 or over.

13. Employees from public sector companies or officials are excluded from participation.

14. Employees of Organiser or any of its affiliate companies, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and their family or household members, are not eligible to participate.

15. The Competition prizes are as follows:

* Prize value correct at 21/03/2021

16. The Prizes are non-transferable, with no cash redemption or equivalent. The Organiser reserves the right to substitute all prizes with a suitable equivalent and the provision of the gift may be delayed or a substitute provided.

17. The winning Entrant will be separately notified by email (to the email address provided by the Entrant at the time of entering the Competition) within 28 days of being selected. To claim the prize, the winning Entrant must confirm receipt of the email within 28 days of notification by the Organiser. If the winning Entrant does not respond in that time period, they will be deemed to have waived entitlement to their prize. All prize winners should receive their prizes within 28 days after confirming to Farnell or element14 their shipment address. Failure to timely or properly claim any Prize will result in forfeiture. Any unclaimed Prize will be awarded to new winners selected by the judging panel (see clause 7). If, after selecting new winners to award any Prizes unclaimed, any Prize remains unclaimed, that Prize will not be awarded. By accepting a Prize, the winner consents to use of their name and/or likeness for all legitimate business purposes including advertising and promotional activities without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law.

18. The Organiser reserves the right to verify the eligibility of any Entrant before a Prize is issued and may require proof of identification and age. If the Organiser suspects fraud or misconduct, or if it is discovered that a registrant has failed to comply with the eligibility requirements set out in these T&Cs, then the Prize may be withheld or withdrawn or another Prize winning Entrant may be selected at random.

19. The Organiser reserves the right to withdraw or amend the Competition or extend the period of participation in its sole discretion. The Organiser will not be liable for any such withdrawal or change to the Promotion.

20. Each winning Entrant agrees to be responsible for all applicable taxes, duties or other charges payable in relation to the Prize.

21. An Entrant may not enter the Competition if by entering into it might cause the Organiser and/or the Entrant to be in breach of any agreement (including but not limited to any contract of employment) to which Entrant is a party or in breach of any law, regulation or rule having the force of law to which Entrant or the Organiser may be subject. The Organiser reserves the right to disqualify any entry made in breach of this condition.

22. The Organiser respects the policies of employers which forbid the acceptance of such prizes by their employees. The winning Entrant must obtain signed authorisation from a director of his or her employer (if appropriate) confirming permission to accept the prize.

23. The Organiser takes Entrants’ privacy seriously. The personal information it obtains as a result of this Promotion will not be sold to third parties but will be used solely for the purposes of this Promotion, for its own customer research, business development and statistical purposes and to promote to the Organiser’s business services and products via email where you have consented to Organiser doing so. For more details, see the Organiser’s privacy policy at: https://uk.farnell.com/privacy-statement; https://cn.element14.com/privacy-statement; https://sg.element14.com/privacy-statement; https://in.element14.com/privacy-statement; https://au.element14.com/privacy-statement. Entrants shall agree on and accept the privacy and data protection policy of the Organiser in connection with his/her information provided before he/she participates in the Competition. By participating in the promotion, entrants agree that they have read, agree on and accept the aforementioned privacy and data protection policy of the Organiser. Each winning Entrant must allow details regarding the winning of the prize to be published in order to claim the prize.

24. By participating in this Competition, Entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Organiser, their advertising and promotions agencies and each of their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, agents and employees, from any and all liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising from or in connection with (1) awarding, acceptance, receipt, possession, use and/or misuse of any Prize awarded herein; or (2) participation in the Promotion or any Prize-related activities. The Organiser does not exclude liability under the T&Cs for death, personal injury arising or damage to property from its negligence, or for breach of Part II of the UK Consumer Protection Act 1987, the Australia Competition and Consumer Act 2010 or for any matter in relation to which it would be illegal for the Organiser to exclude or attempt to exclude our liability.

25. Any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Entrant irrevocably agrees that the courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with this Promotion.

26. Please address any queries relating to this Promotion to farnellinternalcomms@premierfarnell.com.

27. Amazon are not a participant or sponsor of this promotion.

1. This "Farnell Professional SBC User Survey and Competition” (“Competition”) is run by Premier Farnell UK Limited t/a Farnell 150 Armley Road, Leeds, LS12 2QQ England (hereinafter referred to as the Organiser) on the following terms and conditions (the T&Cs). By entering into this Competition, all entrants (“Entrants”) will be deemed to have read, accepted and agreed to be bound by these T&C’s. Entrants are advised to review these T&Cs before entering the Competition and print and keep safe a copy of the T&C’s. The Organiser reserves the right to revise the T&C’s from time to time. Revised T&C’s will be posted on https://www.element14.com/news/professional-sbc-survey-2021---terms-and-conditions/ and it is a condition of entry to the Competition that Entrants agree to comply with such amendments from time to time.

2. Any Entrant (subject to the T&C’s) from the United States of America may enter this Competition. Entrants not meeting any of the requirements set out in the T&C’s or not applying from this country/area are excluded from entry.

3. No Purchase is necessary or required to enter the Competition.

4. Entrants must be aged 18 or over.

5. Employees from public sector companies or (governmental) officials are excluded from participation. Employees, directors, shareholders of any company within the Premier Farnell Group and their direct families (parents, siblings, spouse, partner, and children) or agents and/or anyone associated with the running of the Competition are not eligible to enter this Competition.

6. All times stated in these terms are based on the United Kingdom (GMT+1 time zone).

7. No responsibility will be accepted for entries which are not received for any reason, including technical error, pixels and plugins installed on entrant’s device that may block receiving information or effect competition results.

8. The Competition will run from 0.01 AM (UK Time) 22/03/2021 until 23.59PM (UK Time) 31/04/2021. (“Competition Campaign”), any valid Entrant can participate by entering the Competition posted at the following address: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/es-sbc-en

9. The Competition will be played as follows:

I. Farnell Professional SBC User Survey: Each Entrant must first participate in the Professional SBC User Survey, which consists of answering 14 questions in total. Questions are related to how SBCs are being used in professional design.

II. Farnell Professional SBC User Competition: After the Entrant has completed the Professional SBC User Survey, the Entrant can opt into the Professional SBC User Competition if he/she wishes to participate in the Competition, or opt out of the Competition if he/she wishes to be excluded from the Competition. The Entrant must fill in the registration form provided submitting their name, surname, phone number, email address, country, job title, gender and company name. To qualify for the Competition the Entrant must have completed the Professional SBC User Survey and opted in for participation into the Professional SBC User Competition and answer an open ended question in relation to SBC.

III. Prizes: Judges will identify 1 winners in total from the aforementioned North American countries in clause 2 of these T&Cs. The prizes will be awarded for the top answer. The criteria used by the judges to pick the best answers are: justification, value and applicability of answer in the SBC field. The prize winner will be selected within 28 days after the Competition Campaign ends.

10. The winners will be chosen by a judging panel consisting of Holly Smart, Farnell Global Head of PR and External Communications; Ankur Tomar, Farnell Regional Solutions Marketing Manager, Simon Wade, Product Manager and Romain Soreau, Head of SBC. The winning Entrants will be announced by 31/05/2021. Details of winning Entrants will be posted on https://www.element14.com/news/professional-sbc-survey-2021---terms-and-conditions/ by 31/05/2021. The Organisers’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

11. The winning Entrant will be separately notified by email (to the email address provided by the Entrant at the time of entering the Competition) within 28 days of being selected. To claim the prize, the winning Entrant must confirm receipt of the email within 28 days of notification by the Organiser. If the winning Entrant does not respond in that time period, they will be deemed to have waived entitlement to their prize.

12. All prize winners should receive their prizes within 28 days after confirming to Farnell their shipment address. Unclaimed prizes will mean that the prize remains unclaimed.

13. The Competition prizes are as follows:

*Prize values are correct at 22/3/2021

14. The prizes are non-negotiable and non-refundable and no cash alternative will be offered. The Organiser reserves the right to substitute all prizes with a suitable equivalent and the provision of the gift may be delayed or a substitute provided.

15. The Organiser reserves the right to verify the eligibility of any Entrant before the prize (as defined above) is issued and may require proof of identification and age. If the Organiser suspects fraud or misconduct, or if it is discovered that a registrant has failed to comply with the eligibility requirements set out in the T&Cs then the prize may be withheld or withdrawn.

16. The Organiser reserves the right to withdraw or amend the Competition or extend the period of participation in its sole discretion. The Organiser will not be liable for any such withdrawal or change to the Competition.

17. The Entrant agrees to be responsible for all applicable taxes, duties or other charges payable in relation to all the prizes.

18. You may not enter the Competition if by entering into it you may cause the Organiser and/or yourself to be in breach of any agreement (including but not limited to any contract of employment) to which you are a party or in breach of any law, regulation or rule having the force of law to which you or the Organiser may be subject. The Organiser reserves the right to disqualify any entry made in breach of this condition.

19. The Organiser respects the policies of employers which forbid the acceptance of such prizes by their employees. The winning Entrant must obtain signed authorisation from a director of his or her employer (if appropriate) confirming permission to accept the prize.

20. The Organiser takes Entrants privacy seriously. The personal information it obtains as a result of this Competition will not be sold to third parties but will be used solely for the purposes of this Competition, for its own customer research, business development and statistical purposes and to promote to the Organiser’s business services and products via email where you have consented to do so. For more details see the Farnell privacy policy at http://uk.farnell.com/privacy-statement. For California residents, please click here for additional information: https://www.newark.com/privacy-statement. Each winning Entrant must allow details regarding the winning of the prize to be published in order to claim the prize.

21. Prizes are not supplied with the benefit of any warranties from the Organiser and are only supplied with the benefit of any warranty provided by the manufacturer or supplier of the prize. All further warranties or representations are hereby expressly excluded to the fullest extent permitted at law. Without limiting the generality of the preceding statement the Organiser hereby excludes all and any liability arising out of the Competition or the acceptance, use, quality condition, suitability or performance of the prize, even where arising from the Organiser’s negligence.

22. The Organiser’s does not exclude liability under the T&Cs for death, personal injury arising or damage to property from its negligence, or for breach of Part II of the Consumer Protection Act 1987, or for any matter in relation to which it would be illegal for the Organiser to exclude or attempt to exclude our liability.

23. Any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and you irrevocably agree that the courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with this Competition.

24. Please address any queries relating to this Competition to farnellinternalcomms@premierfarnell.com 

1. This "Farnell Professional SBC User Survey and Competition” (“Competition”) is run by Premier Farnell UK Limited t/a Farnell 150 Armley Road, Leeds, LS12 2QQ England (hereinafter referred to as the Organiser) on the following terms and conditions (the T&Cs). By entering into this Competition, all entrants (“Entrants”) will be deemed to have read, accepted and agreed to be bound by these T&C’s. Entrants are advised to review these T&Cs before entering the Competition and print and keep safe a copy of the T&C’s. The Organiser reserves the right to revise the T&C’s from time to time. Revised T&C’s will be posted on https://www.element14.com/news/professional-sbc-survey-2021---terms-and-conditions/ and it is a condition of entry to the Competition that Entrants agree to comply with such amendments from time to time.

2. Any Entrant (subject to the T&C’s) from United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Slovenia, Lithuania, Italy may enter this Competition. Entrants not meeting any of the requirements set out in the T&C’s or not applying from these countries/areas are excluded from entry.

3. No Purchase is necessary or required to enter the Competition.

4. Entrants must be aged 18 or over.

5. Employees from public sector companies or (governmental) officials are excluded from participation. Employees, directors, shareholders of any company within the Premier Farnell Group and their direct families (parents, siblings, spouse, partner, and children) or agents and/or anyone associated with the running of the Competition are not eligible to enter this Competition.

6. All times stated in these terms are based on the United Kingdom (GMT+1 time zone).

7. No responsibility will be accepted for entries which are not received for any reason, including technical error, pixels and plugins installed on entrant’s device that may block receiving information or effect competition results.

8. The Competition will run from 0.01 AM (UK Time) 22/03/2021 until 23.59PM (UK Time) 30/04/2021. (“Competition Campaign”), any valid Entrant can participate by entering the Competition posted at the following address: https://premierfarnell.getfeedback.com/r/KrIiHx1i/

9. The Competition will be played as follows:

1. Farnell Professional SBC User Survey: Each Entrant must first participate in the Professional SBC User Survey, which consists of answering 14 questions in total. Questions are related to how SBCs are being used in professional design.

1. Farnell Professional SBC User Competition: After the Entrant has completed the Professional SBC User Survey, the Entrant can opt into the Professional SBC User Competition if he/she wishes to participate in the Competition, or opt out of the Competition if he/she wishes to be excluded from the Competition. The Entrant must fill in the registration form provided submitting their name, surname, phone number, email address, country, job title, gender and company name. To qualify for the Competition the Entrant must have completed the Professional SBC User Survey and opted in for participation into the Professional SBC User Competition and answer an open ended question in relation to SBC.

1. Prizes: Judges will identify 1 winner from the aforementioned EMEA countries in clause 2 of these T&Cs. The prize will be awarded for the best answer. The criteria used by the judges to pick the best answers are: justification, value and applicability of answer in the SBC field. The prize winner will be selected within 28 days after the Competition Campaign ends.

10. The winners will be chosen by a judging panel consisting of Holly Smart, Farnell Global Head of PR and External Communications; Ankur Tomar, Farnell Regional Solutions Marketing Manager; Simon Wade, Product Manager; and Romain Soreau, Head of SBC. The winning Entrants will be announced by 31/005/2021. Details of winning Entrants will be posted on https://www.element14.com/news/professional-sbc-survey-2021---terms-and-conditions/ by 31/05/2021. The Organisers’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

11. The winning Entrant will be separately notified by email (to the email address provided by the Entrant at the time of entering the Competition) within 28 days of being selected. To claim the prize, the winning Entrant must confirm receipt of the email within 28 days of notification by the Organiser. If the winning Entrant does not respond in that time period, they will be deemed to have waived entitlement to their prize.

12. All prize winners should receive their prizes within 28 days after confirming to Farnell their shipment address. Unclaimed prizes will mean that the prize remains unclaimed.

13. The Competition prizes are as follows:

• Prize values are correct at 22/3/2021

14. The prizes are non-negotiable and non-refundable and no cash alternative will be offered. The Organiser reserves the right to substitute all prizes with a suitable equivalent and the provision of the gift may be delayed or a substitute provided.

15. The Organiser reserves the right to verify the eligibility of any Entrant before the prize (as defined above) is issued and may require proof of identification and age. If the Organiser suspects fraud or misconduct, or if it is discovered that a registrant has failed to comply with the eligibility requirements set out in the T&Cs then the prize may be withheld or withdrawn.

16. The Organiser reserves the right to withdraw or amend the Competition or extend the period of participation in its sole discretion. The Organiser will not be liable for any such withdrawal or change to the Competition.

17. The Entrant agrees to be responsible for all applicable taxes, duties or other charges payable in relation to all the prizes.

18. You may not enter the Competition if by entering into it you may cause the Organiser and/or yourself to be in breach of any agreement (including but not limited to any contract of employment) to which you are a party or in breach of any law, regulation or rule having the force of law to which you or the Organiser may be subject. The Organiser reserves the right to disqualify any entry made in breach of this condition.

19. The Organiser respects the policies of employers which forbid the acceptance of such prizes by their employees. The winning Entrant must obtain signed authorisation from a director of his or her employer (if appropriate) confirming permission to accept the prize.

20. The Organiser takes Entrants privacy seriously. The personal information it obtains as a result of this Competition will not be sold to third parties but will be used solely for the purposes of this Competition, for its own customer research, business development and statistical purposes and to promote to the Organiser’s business services and products via email where you have consented to do so. For more details see the Farnell privacy policy at http://uk.farnell.com/privacy-statement. Each winning Entrant must allow details regarding the winning of the prize to be published in order to claim the prize.

21. Prizes are not supplied with the benefit of any warranties from the Organiser and are only supplied with the benefit of any warranty provided by the manufacturer or supplier of the prize. All further warranties or representations are hereby expressly excluded to the fullest extent permitted at law. Without limiting the generality of the preceding statement the Organiser hereby excludes all and any liability arising out of the Competition or the acceptance, use, quality condition, suitability or performance of the prize, even where arising from the Organiser’s negligence.

22. The Organiser’s does not exclude liability under the T&Cs for death, personal injury arising or damage to property from its negligence, or for breach of Part II of the Consumer Protection Act 1987, or for any matter in relation to which it would be illegal for the Organiser to exclude or attempt to exclude our liability.

23. Any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and you irrevocably agree that the courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with this Competition.

24. Please address any queries relating to this Competition to iotsurvey@farnell.com

Louis Wong is Sales General Manager at element14 for Greater China region. Based in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, he reports to Weidi Zhu, Business President of element14 in APAC, and is responsible for business strategy, operations and sales & marketing programs for element14 in the Greater China Region.

Louis has over 20 years of sales and marketing experience in the electronics component industry. He joined element14 in 2013 as Sales Manager and has helped propel element14 to new heights during his tenure. Over the past 6 years, he has helped expand element14’s customer base and collaborated with the marketing team to introduce localised services, establish close relationships with suppliers, and launch various marketing campaigns to boost sales in the region.

Louis began his career as a design engineer with Pagemate Ltd and Murata HK. Prior to joining element14, he also served as Senior Sales and Marketing Manager of Arrow Asia Pacific. Louis has a Bachelor of Electronic Engineering (BEng Hons Degree) from City University of Hong Kong.

Cliff has an electrical engineering degree and has worked in the electronics industry for 26 years in a variety of engineering and marketing management positions. He has been with Farnell for 6 years, most recently as the Global Head of Technology Product Marketing and Solutions Development. Previously, Cliff worked for STMicroelectronics and Coilcraft in positions ranging from Applications Engineering to Market and Business Development.

Cliff holds multiple patents and is an electronics enthusiast who has a passion for understanding and leveraging new technologies. His current focus is on the role of new technologies and trends and how they impact the future of developing new markets like IoT through makers and engineers alike.

Languages: English

Location: Chicago

To arrange an interview please contact our PR agency.

Lee joined Farnell in 2016 and runs the Global Semiconductor and Single Board Computer product segment with responsibility for supplier and product strategy. Lee’s primary responsibility is ensuring that Farnell's global businesses continues to be viewed by customers and manufacturers as the distributor of choice and the provider of the most up-to-date and cutting edge Semiconductor and SBC technologies. As one of Farnell’s global leaders, Lee is also responsible for enabling suppliers and customers to access the endless benefits of working within the Avnet ecosystem. Lee was previously Head of Global Operations – Sales, Marketing & Technical for Farnell.

Before joining Farnell, Lee spent 21 years at Future Electronics, holding Director's posts in Supplier Development, Product Marketing and Sales.

Location: UK

Languages: English

To arrange an interview please contact our PR agency.

Simon joined Farnell's global businesses in 2004 and is responsible for global supplier and product strategy. He was previously the head of Farnell’s Global Interconnect, Passives and Electromechanical product segment. Simon has also managed Farnell’s Semiconductors business unit and held supplier facing roles in EMCO and Passive product segments. Before joining Farnell, Simon spent five years at Pace Micro Technology, a set-top box OEM, as a senior buyer for memory products and spent nine years working for a small electronics contract manufacturer. Simon is a member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS).

Location: UK

Languages: English

Areas of expertise: Product and Supplier Management

To arrange a media interview please contact our PR agency.

James joined Farnell's global businesses in 2007 as a Supplier Business Manager supporting the North American business, moving to a Director role in 2010 and more recently to Global Head of the Test, Tools and Production Supplies category in 2015. In his currently role he oversees the categories’ product range, supplier base and go to market strategy across Farnell, element 14 and Newark.

Prior to joining Farnell, James spent seven years at Ericsson Telecom, based in Sydney, Australia.

James has a BSc and MBA from University of Melbourne, Australia.

Languages: English

Location: Native Australian, now based in Chicago

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Ankur has had a number of roles within Farnell's global businesses in the seven years he has been with the company. He has significant experience in the electronics design and distribution industry including product design & development, technical support, business development, technical product marketing, and product management & sales.

His current role involves managing marketing programmes for significant new product launches including development kits, single board computers and software. His involvement in the launch of significant products such as the Raspberry Pi 3 and BBC micro:bit has led to significant global success and uplift in sales.

Previous experience includes lecturing in hardware system application, internet electronics, circuit theory and control systems at the University of Greenwich, and Technical Engineer at Embedded System Solution in India.

Location: Leeds, UK

Languages: Hindi and English

Areas of expertise: Development kits, single board computers and software.

To arrange a media interview please contact our PR agency.

Chris was promoted to the president of Farnell's global businesses in June 2018. He has global responsibility for the direction, operations and growth of the $1B+ Avnet business unit, including identifying and leveraging synergies between Farnell and Avnet. He brings the experience, knowledge of the business and leadership style that will help Farnell continue to grow. Chris reports to Pete Bartolotta, chief transformation officer.

Chris joined Farnell in July of 2014 as chief product officer, and during his tenure, globalizedFarnell’s asset and product organization and greatly improved the company’s customer proposition by adding several dozen new suppliers. Most recently he served as senior vice president for global product at Farnell.

Prior to Farnell, Chris spent five years as the chief operating officer for Crescent Electric Supply Company, one of the largest electrical wholesalers in North America. He was responsible for the company’s $1B P&L, and grew their operating profit significantly over three years. Chris also spent 14 years at Arrow Electronics in various management positions.

Chris graduated from Fordham University Bronx, NY, with dual concentration and a Bachelor of Science in finance and marketing. He earned a Master of Business Administration in international business from Manhattan College, plus completed the Advanced Management Program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Location: USA

Languages: English

Areas of expertise: Role of High service distributors and the value they add for customers; Farnell’s Product Strategy and geographic reach; IoT, Raspberry Pi, and the booming “Maker” market

To arrange a media interview please contact our PR agency.

Dianne Kibbey, joined Farnell's global business in 1999.

Dianne heads up the element14 online community for electronic design engineers. Since its inception in 2011, Dianne has led on overall content, marketing and engagement driving year on year increases in participation and the community’s recognition as a global forum for engineers. The element14 community has become a place for engineers to collaborate, learn about new technology, solve problems and access leading products to complete their designs, and through its regular design challenges, a hub for innovation. In 2012, element14 was the winner of the Forrester Groundswell award for supporting B2B customers and Jive’s Customer award for engaging customers.

Dianne’s 20+ year career in technology and eCommerce gives her deep insight into how to engage a technical audience. Dianne also has a passion for encouraging education in the STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Math) fields and has worked with key organisations such as Microsoft and Techgirlz to support the development of education for coding. Dianne has a BS in Computer Science and an MBA in Entrepreneurial Business.

Location: Chicago, United States

Languages: English

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Courtney joined Farnell in 2017 as the Technology Solutions Marketing Manager.

Courtney manages marketing programmes for significant new product launches including development kits, single board computers and software, as well as carrying out company-wide technical training. She enjoys sharing her technical knowledge and inspiring passion in others, while helping to introduce them to the world of electronics and technical environments.

Courtney holds an electronics and computer engineering degree and has significant experience in working in product design & development. Previous roles include Head of Electronic Design and Product Development Manager for a company which developed multi-articulating myoelectic prosthetic hands. Courtney has worked with firmware and software development as well as cutting edge technology in motor design and control - linking robotics and mechatronics with human anatomy.

Location: Leeds, England

Languages: English

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