Avnet's Roy Vallee: Design careers are marathons, not sprints

摘要

Avnet Inc's Roy Vallee, who started in the stockroom and worked up the ranks to become CEO and chairman, retired his executive seat and is not seeking re-eiection to the board when his term expires in October. During his more than 35 years with Avnet, Vallee was instrumental in increasing the distributor's geographic coverage, scale, and design scope. He spoke with EDN in late September about the changes he's seen in the electronics industry, the evolving needs of design engineers, and the career advice he'd offer to those just starting out. Excerpts of that conversation follow.