Gavin Miller Named Vice President and General Manager of the Technology Infrastructure...

Gavin Miller Named Vice President and General Manager of the Technology Infrastructure Solutions Group for Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas

TEMPE, Ariz.--(Business Wire)--
Avnet Technology Solutions, an operating group of Avnet, Inc.
(NYSE: AVT), today announced the appointment of Gavin Miller as vice
president and general manager of Technology Infrastructure Solutions
for Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas. In this role he is
responsible for the sales and marketing of software, hardware and
services from a broad array of suppliers, including those with
solutions for storage, data management, networking, security,
enterprise mobility and unified communications. This newly formed
group combines Avnet's Enterprise Software and Storage business with
the Technology and Market Solutions business. Miller reports to Jeff
Bawol, who was appointed president of Avnet Technology Solutions,
Americas in May and previously led the Enterprise Software and Storage
group.

Miller joined Avnet in 2004 as the general manager for the Avnet
Technology Solutions Canadian team, where he successfully delivered
annual double-digit sales growth. Before joining Avnet, Miller spent
11 years with solution providers MITI Information Technology Inc. and
xwave, which merged in 2000. During his tenure with those companies,
he rose from an account executive to general manager of market and
business development.

"Gavin's experience as an IT solutions provider has helped him
keep the customer's perspective at the forefront, and his most recent
position at Avnet has given him a solid track record of dealing with
multiple suppliers," said Bawol. "That broad range of experience will
be well utilized in his new role. We continue to see strong demand for
technology solutions that optimize or expand existing IT
infrastructures, and Gavin has the skills and the team to capture
these growth opportunities."

Miller holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the
University of Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

About Avnet Technology Solutions

Avnet Technology Solutions is an operating group of Phoenix-based
Avnet, Inc. As a global technology sales and marketing organization,
Avnet Technology Solutions has sales divisions focused on specific
customer segments and a select line card strategy enabling an
exceptional level of attention to the needs of its customers and
suppliers. For fiscal year 2008, the group served customers in more
than 30 countries and generated US $7.6 billion in annual revenue.

The group's Web site is www.ats.avnet.com. Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT),
a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest distributors of
electronic components, computer products and embedded technology in
the world. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the
world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of more than
100,000 customers and providing cost-effective, value-added services
and solutions. For the fiscal year ended June 28, 2008, Avnet
generated revenue of $17.95 billion. For more information, visit
www.avnet.com.

Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas
Joal Redmond, 480-794-5528
joal.redmond@avnet.com
www.ats.avnet.com

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