Peggy Carrieres, Global Vice President Sales Enablement and Supplier Development, Avnet
Ms. Carrieres leads the global efforts that enable sales across Avnet business teams and champions our global supplier engagement and development initiatives.
As part of her enablement and development programs, Ms. Carrieres is the executive sponsor of Avnet’s business intelligence and market research teams, global demand creation, and Avnet’s voice of the customer and supplier feedback systems.
Since joining Avnet in 2015, Ms. Carrieres has championed key enterprise programs that have advanced Avnet’s value proposition. In 2016, she led the global integration of Farnell, Avnet’s most recent, and largest acquisition, and continues to drive joint selling and lead sharing efforts across both Avnet and Farnell. Ms. Carrieres also developed Avnet’s global Transportation design and supply chain strategy teams which have transformed how Avnet’s engineers and supply chain global organizations enable customers to design and build anywhere in the world.
Ms. Carrieres has over 25 years of experience working in the electronics components industry in strategy, supply chain, pricing, forecasting, sales, and customer program management. She has first-hand experience managing complex supply chains through market cycles that are inherent in the components industry.
Ms. Carrieres holds both a BS and MS from Arizona State University, and MBA from Louisiana State University. She also has advanced training in project management, supply chain, and holds board certifications in change management (Prosci) and customer experience (CCXP). Ms. Carrieres is an active member in the Customer Experience Professional Association (CXPA), Women in Electronics (WE), and founded the women in technical sales mentor program at Avnet.