Lindsley Ruth will take over as group chief executive of Electrocomponents with effect from 1 April 2015, replacing the incumbent Ian Mason.
Lindsley Ruth said: "I am excited about joining the team at Electrocomponents and look forward to leading the organisation to accelerate growth, improve profitability and set the business on track to create value."
He joins Electrocomponents – the parent company of RS Components – from Future Electronics, where he is currently executive vice president. Previously, he has worked with TTI and Solectron.
Electrocomponents chairman Peter Johnson, noted: "Lindsley has highly relevant international experience and an excellent track record in a successful global distribution business with many similarities to our own. He has consistently driven growth and performance and I look forward to working with him to grow our business and deliver value for our shareholders."
