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Electrocomponents Plc.

ECM is in the Retail Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.8B
  • Public
  • UK
Dow Jones Description

Electrocomponents plc is a high service electronic, electrical and industrial distributor that supplies a wide range of products to customers who are typically research and development or maintenance engineers in business around the world.

Number of Employees 5,727
Contact Information

International Management Ctr 8050 Oxford Business Park N

Oxford OX4 2HW

www.electrocomp...

(44) 01865204000

NAICS Code Radio, Television, and Other Electronics Stores: 443112

Recent Events

  • British Air Raise £600 M, Cable & Wireless Up

    7/17/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • UPDATE 2-Electrocomponents says no sales recovery yet

    5/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

electrocomponents plc. - All News and Analysis

  • Tough times at Topps, but it's still one to watch

    - 2008-05-31

    THE WEEK IN REVIEW The tiling retailer Topps Tiles, like a whole raft of British high-street shops, is having a horrible time. Anyone not yet convinced that the credit crunch is biting need only to look at the first-half figures posted by Topps this week. Despite total revenues...

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  • Tough times at Topps, but it's still one to watch

    - 2008-05-31

    the week in review The tiling retailer Topps Tiles, like a whole raft of British high-street shops, is having a horrible time. Anyone not yet convinced that the credit crunch is biting need only to look at the first-half figures posted by Topps this week. Despite total revenues...

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  • Electrocomponents' growth fails to win over investors

    - 2008-05-29

    THE INVESTMENT COLUMN Our view: Hold Share price: 170p (-3p) The industrial components group Electrocomponents, which yesterday posted upbeat full-year figures to the end of March, is in great shape, says the company's chief executive Ian Mason. It is increasingly turning its attention to...

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  • RS Components Empowers Its E-Commerce Strategy

    - 2008-02-13

    Online investments benefit electronics designers and maintenance engineers LONDON & CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- As part of its e-commerce strategy delivery, RS Components announced the launch of its new website with an upgraded search and navigation engine powered by Endeca Technologies, Inc., an information access software company. Through a powerful...

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  • Electrocomponents reports solid growth.

    - 2007-11-12

    Electrocomponents boasts a widely spread international business that's delivering decent growth. Chris Needham Growth progress in all of the group's regions, as well as decent cost controls, meant solid top-line sales growth for component distributor Electrocomponents, although a weak US dollar and possible ...

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  • SAGE GROUP PLC - Director Changes.

    - 2007-11-01

    1 November 2007 Sage appoints non-executive director The Sage Group plc ("Sage") announces that it has appointed Ian Mason to the Sage Board as non-executive director from 1 November 2007. Mr Mason will serve on the audit, remuneration and nominations committees. ...

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  • ELECTROCOMPONENTS

    - 2007-06-02

    Electrocomponents which distributes electronic, electrical and industrial supplies has talked up the potential of its e-commerce platform. The company wants to derive over half of its sales over the internet in time compared to around 28 per cent last year. However, a slowdown in growth in its...

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  • Electrocomponents

    - 2007-05-31

    Our view: Sell Share price: 295.5p (-6.5p) As its name suggests, Electrocomponents distributes electronic, electrical and industrial supplies. Yet like most companies these days, it has talked up the potential of its e-commerce platform. The company wants to derive over half of its sales...

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  • Electrocomponents delivers on savings.

    - 2007-05-30

    Electrocomponents has again maintained its dividend and is making progress on cost-cutting Anthony Lugg Component distribution specialist Electrocomponents has again maintained its dividend - as it promised it would in 2005, for three years. And, although the dividend is still likely to be uncovered...

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  • Allied Electronics Chooses ByteManagers for Strategic Corporate Content and Data Services

    - 2007-04-09

    ByteManagers, a leading global professional services firm providing content strategy and data management services across all aspects of the enterprise, today announced that the company has entered into a multi-year consulting and services agreement with Allied Electronics, a subsidiary of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), the world's leading catalog component distributor....

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Ian Mason CEO
Richard Boynet General Manager of Group Is
Jane Weiss Pa To Group Finance Director
S Boddie Director, Finance
Simon Boddie Finance Director
Carmelina Carfora Secretary
Ian Haslegrave General Counsel & Secretary
Keith Hamill Non-Executive Director
Leslie Atkinson Non-Executive Director
Nicholas Temple Non-Executive Director
Rupert Soames Non-Executive Director
Timothy G. Barker Non-Executive Director
C. Carfora Secretary

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Claus-Jurgen Mamsch Chairman
Helmut Claus-Jurgen Mamsch Chairman
K. Hamill Board of Directors
L. Atkinson Board of Directors
Paul Hollingworth Board of Directors
Robert A. Lawson Board of Directors
T.G. Barker Board of Directors

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Electrocomponents plc Non-Executive Director Current
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Dresdner Kleinwort Benson Vice-Chairman Former

Mr. Mamsch studied economics at Deutsche Aussenhandels-und Verkehrs-Akademie, Bremen and also received training in business administration and shipping in Germany, the United Kingdom and Belgium. He worked for 20 years in international trade and shipping. In 1989 he joined VEBA AG (now E ON AG), Germany's largest utility-based conglomerate. From 1993 to 2000 he was a VEBA AG management board member and as from 1998 responsible for their US electronic businesses and their Corporate Strategy and Development. In 1997 he joined Logica as a Non-Executive Director and until 2007 was appointed their Deputy Chairman. He is Chairman of Electrocomponents plc and also a Non-Executive Director of GKN plc. Mr. Mamsch was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Sappi Limited in January 2004 and is currently a member of both the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of Sappi Limited. He is Chairman of the Audit Committee of Sappi Fine Paper Europe.

Organization Position Status
Electrocomponents plc Chairman Current
Sappi Limited Board of Directors Current

Helmut Mamsch, 62, joined the Board on 1 September 2006 as Chairman designate. He took over as Chairman at the October Board meeting. He is Deputy Chairman of Logica CMG plc and a Non-executive Director of both GKN plc, an automotive and aerospace company, and SAPPI Ltd, a major fine paper producer. He is also a Supervisory Board member of K+S AG and Cemex Deutschland.

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Logica Systems Laboratories Deputy Chairman Current
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Sappi Limited Board of Directors Current
GKN plc Board of Directors Current
Sappi Limited non-executive director Former
Logica Systems Laboratories non-executive director Former
RMC Group non-executive director Former

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Electrocomponents plc Secretary Current

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