Avnet, Inc. has announced that Eric Williams has been named to the newly created role of vice president, Internet of Things (IoT) for Avnet worldwide. In this role Williams will develop and deploy a global IoT strategy, working across the company to design, develop and drive edge-to-enterprise IoT offerings. Williams has served in a number of executive leadership positions in the technology industry and most recently was a strategic advisor for CABA Technologies and Moon, Inc., focused on the intelligent LED market.

From 1994 to 2014, he served in progressively advancing positions with Arrow Electronics, Inc., such as executive vice president of Support Net Inc., vice president of global strategy and vice president of global lighting.