Arrow was named the “Global Distributor of the Year” for 2004 by Fairchild Semiconductor, a worldwide supplier of high performance power products. This is the second consecutive year that Arrow has been honored by Fairchild. In 2003, Fairchild named Arrow in Southern Europe “Distributor of the Year.”

In announcing the award, Mark Norman, vice president of Fairchild’s Worldwide Distribution, noted, “Arrow continues to demonstrate outstanding commitment to Fairchild. As a leader, Arrow understands the challenges for customers in every stage of a product’s life cycle, and how to accelerate and simplify the process by working closely with suppliers.”

Fairchild measures its distributors on four strategic business elements: demand creation, business plan performance, operations management and franchise management. In 2004, Arrow was awarded a superior ranking for demand creation in North America and Europe. Fairchild also noted that Arrow has shown strong Point of Sale (POS) growth in Asia.

“With 70 years of industry experience, Arrow understands customer demands and requirements, and responds quickly to changes in technology, product design and manufacturing,” said Jan Salsgiver, vice president, Global Strategy and Operations. “The combined technical and commercial resources of Arrow and Fairchild provide customers with power products that are innovative, delivered on time and backed by design support and services. We’re pleased to be chosen as Fairchild’s ‘Worldwide Distributor of the Year.’”