Fort Worth, Texas – May 30, 2018 – TTI, Inc., the leading global authorized distributor of electronic components, has announced internal changes to the company’s commodity passive and specialty passive and discrete semiconductor product teams. Effective immediately, these two teams are being merged into one unified organization.
Expanding their roles within TTI and the new organizational structure are Jeff Ray, Vice President of Passives and Discrete Semiconductor Product Marketing and Mike Wood, Vice President of Passive and Discrete Semiconductor Asset Management. Ray is now positioned to lead the team in providing a consistent approach to inventory, sales support, supplier marketing, technical marketing and new product introduction. Wood will develop and lead a dedicated team of specialists focused on special asset strategy and management.
Michael Knight, Senior Vice President Business Development, commented on the business development, “This new structure will enable TTI to implement a connected inventory, marketing, and sales strategy for these products and suppliers.” “Working as two sides of the same coin, supplier marketing and asset management will now be even more closely connected. This connectedness has long been the strategic and tactical advantage for TTI in the industry.”
Don Akery, President, TTI Americas, announced the new TTI Americas staff is in place as follows: Tom Vanderheyden, Senior Vice President, Sales; Lew LaFornara, Vice President, Connector and E-Mech Product Marketing; Jeff Ray, Vice President, Passive and Discrete Product Marketing; Paula Renfrow, Vice President, Marketing & Communications; Kevin Sink, Vice President, Quality; and Hobey Strawn, Vice President, Operations.
About TTI
TTI, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, is an authorized, specialty distributor of interconnect, passive and electromechanical (IP&E) components and the distributor of choice for industrial and consumer electronics manufacturers worldwide. Broader and deeper inventory, leading-edge products and custom supply chain solutions have established TTI as the leading specialist in electronic component distribution. Globally, the company maintains two million cubic feet of dedicated warehouse space containing over 850,000 component part numbers. Along with its subsidiaries, Mouser Electronics, Sager Electronics, and Symmetry Electronics, TTI employs over 5,400 employees and is represented in over 100 locations throughout North America, Europe and Asia. For more information about TTI, visit www.ttiinc.com