LONDON, July 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Dunstan's
leadership development and talent management skills underline
company's commitment to developing global talent
Premier Farnell [LON:PFL], one of the world's leading high
service distributors of electronic components, has today reaffirmed
its commitment to developing talent and leadership around its
global businesses by announcing the appointment of Andrea Dunstan as its new Chief People
Officer.
Andrea, who joins Premier Farnell on 2 September, has over 20
years experience in human resources. Her success in delivering
complex global change projects, leading and developing
international teams from roles in a wide range of business sectors
were key to her appointment. She will report directly to Chief
Executive Officer Laurence Bain and
will be a key part of the Global Executive Team.
Andrea is the Founder of Elevate, an organisation specialising
in the development of bespoke HR solutions for business. Prior to
founding Elevate, Andrea was Group HR Director of Wincanton plc,
the international logistics group and previously enjoyed a
successful career with AstraZeneca plc, the global pharmaceutical
company. Her commercial expertise, generalist HR capability and in
depth HR specialist knowledge covers many other industry sectors,
including retail, manufacturing and financial services where she
was the HR Director, responsible for Customer Service and Delivery,
at Barclays.
Speaking about her appointment Laurence
Bain said: "I am delighted to welcome Andrea to Premier
Farnell. She brings with her a wealth of experience at the highest
level of business. I intend to keep our people at the heart of this
company's evolution as we drive our strategy forward, and Andrea's
appointment reflects this objective. She will ensure our continued
focus on developing the excellent talent that we have across our
businesses."
Andrea Dunstan commented: "I
relish the opportunity of joining Premier Farnell at an extremely
exciting time for the organisation. As one of the leading high
service distributors of electronic components around the world
Premier Farnell is at the heart of innovation and I am looking
forward to working with the teams across the world to continue to
make it a great place to work and build an environment where our
people do their best and provide customers with a great
experience."
Andrea will be replacing Sandra
Campopiano who is leaving Premier Farnell after six years to
take up a role with Thomas Cook Group.
About Premier Farnell
Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl) is a global leader in high service
distribution of technology products and solutions for electronic
system design, maintenance and repair. Its differentiated
proposition includes 29 local language transactional websites, and
the critically important element14 Community for design engineers -
an industry first (http://www.element14.com). With sales last year
of £952m the Group distributes its comprehensive portfolio of
products and services throughout Europe, North
America and Asia Pacific,
supported by a global supply chain of over 3,500 suppliers and an
inventory profile developed to anticipate and meet its customers'
needs.
While global in scope, Premier Farnell recognises the individual
needs of each market and has continued to internationalise its
model accordingly. It trades locally as Farnell element14 in
Europe, Newark element14 in
North America and Mexico and Farnell
Newark in Brazil. Across
Asia Pacific the business trades
as element14.
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Global Contact:
Ken Leitch
Global Head of PR
Premier Farnell plc
Tel: +44(0)20-7851-4145
E-mail: KLeitch@premierfarnell.com