Avnet Names Kevin Moriarty Chief Financial Officer
Succeeds Ray Sadowski Effective
"Kevin brings the broad base of global and financial experience plus the
skills that we were looking for in a finance leader," said Avnet Chief
Executive Officer
Moriarty's experience includes leading a global team of more than 1,000 finance professionals, supporting 95 sites around the world. He was heavily involved in several large Honeywell acquisitions and divestitures and also worked with Honeywell's Investor Relations team in engaging with the external investment community. He has been with Honeywell for 10 years in a series of progressively responsible positions, joining them in 2002 as controller for the Automation and Control Solutions Division and led their internal audit team following his promotion in 2004 to vice president of Finance overseeing Corporate Audit.
Prior to joining Honeywell, Moriarty was with Bristol-Myers Squibb and
also spent more than 12 years in public accounting with
PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he was an audit partner. He is a Certified
Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Accounting
from
Hamada added, "Ray has made significant contributions to our success over the years, leading and guiding our finance team globally and providing valuable counsel to our business leaders. We appreciate and value his proactive willingness to assist us through this critical succession. He is an inspirational leader and we are glad to have him as a key member of our leadership team."
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