William (Bill) E. Mitchell joined Arrow Electronics, Inc. as President and Chief Executive Officer in February 2003, and was named to the additional position of Chairman of the Board in May 2006. Mr. Mitchell currently holds the position of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Mitchell began his career in 1973 at Raychem Corporation, where he spent twenty years in various roles of increasing responsibility in finance, manufacturing operations, international operations, and worldwide sales and marketing. Then in 1993, he was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Nashua Corporation, a manufacturer of specialty products and services for print application needs. In 1995, he became Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sequel, Inc., then a privately-held disk drive repair and maintenance company. Prior to joining Arrow, Mr. Mitchell led the successful formation of the global services enterprise at Solectron Corporation, a recent acquisition of Flextronics.

Mr. Mitchell holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from Princeton University where he was a University Scholar and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received his master's degree in engineering from the University of Michigan where he was named a National Science Foundation Fellow.

Currently, Mr. Mitchell serves on the Boards of Directors of both Brown-Forman Corporation and Rogers Corporation. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Eisenhower Fellowships and continues to be involved with the University of Michigan College of Engineering National Advisory Committee.

An active participant and supporter of the performing arts, Mr. Mitchell is a member of the Executive Board of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and the Lincoln Center Corporate Fund's Leadership Committee.