Sullins Connector Solutions, a designer and manufacturer of RoHS-compliant board level interconnect products, recently named Rob Arsenault to the position of director of distribution and emerging markets. According to the company, in the newly-created strategic role, Arsenault is charged with providing expertise to optimize the performance of Sullins' distribution capabilities while increasing the company's sales within emerging European and Canadian markets. He reports directly to Sullins' CEO, Wade Harb.
Harb commented, "We are delighted to add Rob to Sullins' management team. His hands-on industry experiences and perspective perfectly complement our revenue, marketing and distribution goals. He will work closely with Sullins' global network of distributors to expand sales within existing and emerging markets while helping to maximize customers' pricing, delivery and custom design advantages. Rob's skill set is central to Sullins' worldwide market share objectives."
Arsenault's electronic components distribution experience includes 15-years of increasingly responsible management-level positions at Future Electronics. Just prior to joining Sullins, he worked at Future's corporate offices in Montreal, Canada where he served as director of interconnect products for North America. Additionally during his tenure there, he held the post of general sales manager for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) marketplace. His duties notably covered the identification, development and implementation of market-driven sales and distribution programs customized to specific industries within defined geographic regions.
"It is exciting to bring my broad-based electronic components industry experience to an organization of Sullins' prominence," commented Arsenault. "I am confident that my proven sales and marketing credentials, coupled with my distribution expertise, will contribute to reinforcing Sullins' existing distributor relationships. Plus, I am eager to leverage my talents to grow Sullins' international presence and to assist customers address their interconnect sourcing challenges."
