Arrow Opens Office in Vietnam

HONG KONG, Aug. 4-- Arrow Asia Pac Ltd., a business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW), announced that it has established a new office in Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam. The office serves customers from all market segments, offering a wide range of semiconductors, passive, electromechanical and connector products from over 200 leading international and local suppliers. Vietnam is regarded as the emerging electronic components market in the ASEAN region, where a growing number of manufacturers and customers are located.

"Several years ago we made the decision to serve Vietnam from our various offices in the ASEAN region. Because of Vietnam's accelerated growth in manufacturing, we have now decided to open an office in Ho Chi Minh City to better serve our rapidly expanding customer and supplier base there," said Natarajan MM, vice president for Arrow ASEAN.

"Building on our strength as being a leading international distributor in the region, we will continue to explore the growing business opportunities in Vietnam and leverage our global network, world-class technical expertise, and extensive supply chain capabilities," said FM Gan, managing director of Arrow Singapore and Vietnam operations.

Arrow Vietnam office is located at: #717-1, Level 7, Me Linh Point Tower 2 Ngo Duc Ke Street, District 1 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tel : (84 8) 823 7850 Fax : (84 8) 823 7840