Analysis
Omron appoints Lari Manninen to Global Account team
Omron Electronic Components Business – Europe (OCB-EU) has strengthened its Global Account Manager (GAM) team in Europe with the addition of Lari Manninen. His focus will specifically be on the mobile phone industry, and he will be responsible for global OEMs with a presence in Europe.
CommLari Manninen now reports to Jose Gonzalez, who heads the four-strong European GAM team. It includes Fabrizio Vitali, who looks after Home Appliance, and Sean Eley, with responsibility for CEM customers. Gonzalez himself looks after the Telecommunications sector as well as managing the European GAM team.
Prior to his new appointment, Manninen was OCB-EU Account Manager for Finland and the Baltic States. He joined Omron in 2003 from Eurodis, and prior to this he was at Arrow in a Field Sales Role. Manninen moved to Arrow when it acquired Jakob Hattland Elektronic, and spent a total of seven years with this company. He started his career in the purchasing department of Nokia, where he worked for four years.