Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and global leader in RF, microwave, and optical connectivity solutions for the delivery of voice, video, and data, presents global distributor of the year award at the Electronics Distribution Show (EDS), in Las Vegas.

This year a new award was given to recognize excellence in global distribution. Channel partners are required to have a global agreement and meet key criteria of sales growth and marketing engagement. Emerson Connectivity Solutions is proud to announce Digi-Key Corporation as global distributor for 2013.

“We have tremendous respect for the way Digi-Key continually evolves to find new ways to grow their sales, while at the same time maintaining the core values and culture that has always underpinned their business. This is not easy to do, but Digi-Key manages to pull it off year after year”, says Doug Pennington, vice president-sales for the Connectivity Solutions business of Emerson Network Power.  Bret Murphy, channel strategy and program manager for Emerson Connectivity said, “This award represents a strong partnership across multiple disciplines resulting in significant sales growth in Europe, Asia and North America.  We value their commitment to all facets of our partnership and to the customers they serve.”