Murata announced today that it has extended its distribution agreement with Arrow Electronics. Already a strong partner for Murata over many years, the new contract expands the geographical reach to include a number of new countries.Gary Atkins - Director of Murata's European Distribution business commented, “With the many changes in Murata's distribution network and the integration of Murata Power Solutions, where New Horizons were already appointed on a European basis, it is now the perfect time to fully align our companies with all products into all territories. This decision will allow Arrow Electronics to further enhance its Murata product promotions to a wider customer base, and to offer all possible technology solutions.”Dean Hassell, VP Pemco, Arrow EMEA comments, “By broadening its areas of cooperation with Arrow, Murata will be able to benefit from Arrow’s unrivalled scale and breadth in EMEA. This includes access to Arrow’s full European technical and field sales resources together with our extensive customer base. All our customers across EMEA will now have access to Murata’s portfolio via their existing dedicated Arrow customer support team.”
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Arrow and Murata outside Murata office in Amsterdam. From left to right: Marcus Jackman(Supplier Business Manager Murata, Arrow EMEA), Dave Whiteley (Arrow Account Manager Europe, Murata), Dean Hassell (Vice President Pemco, Arrow EMEA), Gary Atkins (Managing Director, Distribution Business Unit, Murata), Glenn Palmer (Managing Director, National Accounts & Distribution Business Unit, Murata), Holger Franke (Director Passive, Arrow EMEA)
Murata in Brief
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of ceramic-based passive electronic components & solutions, communication modules and power supply modules. Murata is committed to the development of advanced electronic materials and leading edge, multi-functional, high-density modules. The company has employees and manufacturing facilities throughout the world.
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