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Frank Stalzer appointed President of VEC Supply

December 3, 2011

VEC Supply, a leading distributor of electronic components and services, serving the voice and data, telecom, security, access control, factory automation and OEM markets, today announced the appointment of Frank Stalzer to the position of President, effective January 1, 2012.  VEC’s current President,  Ed Stalzer,  a second cousin to Frank, will remain with the company through the end of 2011 and help insure a smooth transition.  Thereafter, he will carry the title of President Emeritus, and will serve in an advisory capacity through 2012.

Frank Stalzer comes to VEC with over 30 years of distribution experience in the electronics industry and has held executive level positions at  Arrow Electronics, Richey Electronics and Peerless Electronics. Most recently, Mr. Stalzer was President & CEO of Astrex Electronics, a distributor of electronic interconnect products serving the industrial and military market places.   A native of Long Island, NY, Mr. Stalzer has recently relocated with his family to Charlottesville, Va to assume this new role.  A 1980 graduate of New York Institute of Technology with a B.S. degree, Stalzer also attended the Harvard Business School’s  General Management Program in 2001.

“I’m excited about the opportunity to play a leadership role in the future of VEC.  The VEC team has built a very successful company over the past few years and we are well positioned to take our company to the next level”, said Frank Stalzer.  He went on to state that in addition to organic growth, he believes there are opportunities for further geographic expansion, as well as for possible strategic  acquisitions.  “Our financial backers continue to invest in our company and are very excited about our new growth plans.”