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Exchange: NYSE
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Ticker Symbol: AVT
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Sector: Technology
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Founded: 1921 by Charles Avnet
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Incorporated: 1955
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Went Public: 1959
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CEO: Rick Hamada
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Global Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona
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Employees Worldwide: 17,000
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Auditors: KPMG LLP
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Stock Price: History
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Fortune 500 (2011 Rank # 132 )
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Forbes 2000 largest public companies ranking: #904
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No. 1 in its industry on Fortune magazine's Most Admired Companies 2009, 2010 and 2011
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Fiscal Year End: June
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Reach: Sales in more than 70 countries
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No. of Locations: 300+ worldwide
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Last updated: 07/04/11
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Welcome to the Avnet, Inc. Press Room, where, on the left navigation bar, we've included links to everything from press releases, photos and video to company history, and from investor information to our blogging portal. Please contact us if you can't find what you need.
If you want to know more about Avnet's long and storied history, as told by our founder, Charles Avnet, and each successive CEO, watch this!
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