RS Components parent company, Electrocomponents, has appointed Peter Johnson as chairman.
This follows the retirement of Helmut Mamsch at the recent AGM.
Johnson is chairman of DS Smith Plc, a producer of paper and packaging materials and distributor of office products.
He was previously chief executive of George Wimpey Plc.
According to acting chairman Rupert Soames: "He brings with him a wealth of international business experience across a number of different sectors, is well-known to investors, and has all the skills necessary to support the Group's continued development."
Johnson described Electrocomponents as a "strong and well-invested global business with leading positions in many markets and attractive structural growth opportunities".
He takes up the role in October.
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