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Avnet Abacus wins Molex’s Central European Distributor of the Year

Avnet Abacus, a top distributor in Europe for interconnect products, passive components, electromechanical, and power devices, as well as a regional business unit of Avnet, has been honoured with the European Distributor of the Year 2023 – Central Europe award from Molex.

The award recognises Avnet Abacus’ collaboration with Molex and the distributor’s design and strategy to drive demand creation and add value to the market and, through its Central European subsidiaries, to joint customers.

“In 2023, Avnet Abacus has built extensive and effective pipelines, both in demand creation projects and in the growth of sales and conversion results,” commented Paul Keenan, Sales Director – Distribution Europe, Molex.


“Winning the title of Central European Distributor of the Year for the third year in a row is a testament to our ongoing commitment to expanding business opportunities by offering Molex’s innovative interconnect, cabling and sensor products to European customers,” said Matthias Jeck, Regional Vice President DACH at Avnet Abacus. “We are pleased with the long-standing relationship we have built with Molex and look forward to another year of cooperation to deliver best-in-class industrial solutions and supply chain services across critical applications such as IoT, MedTech and automotive.”

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