Volex Group Appoints New Global Senior VP Sales And Marketing

Linda, who is based out of North America, brings more than 25 years’ experience leading international sales and marketing efforts at global technology and executive services companies. Prior to joining Volex, Linda served as Corporate Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing and Chief Sales Strategist for AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.). During her tenure, AMD achieved record revenues and margins together with market shares of up to 80% in certain global markets. Before AMD, Linda held similar roles and enjoyed notable successes at other technology and manufacturing concerns such as NEC Technologies and Visioneer. Linda also spent time as Managing Director of Heidrick and Struggles, a leading provider of executive search and support services to some of the most well known global names in the spheres of Technology, Finance and Entertainment.

In a statement, CEO Ray Walsh commented:

“The Volex board is delighted that Linda has elected to join the senior management team. She has a track record of building business in some of the world’s leading technology manufacturers, consistently delivering and inspiring others to deliver significant revenue and margin growth. In particular her strength in building strategic relationships with customers is critical to the Group’s strategic plan. Linda’s arrival at Volex is timely as the company pursues ambitious global growth targets across the four business sectors: Consumer, Healthcare, Industrial, and Telecoms/Datacoms.”



In welcoming Linda, Volex Group would also like to thank Jeff Bierman for his contribution during his eighteen months with the Group and for assisting in an orderly transition over the next month.