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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-21-109331"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVT"
cik: "0000008858"
company_name: "AVNET INC"
filed_at: "2021-08-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T08:00:37.924133+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Avnet appoints Ernest Maddock to board of directors effective August 25, 2021

## Summary
- Maddock will serve on Audit and Finance Committees.
- He retired as CFO of Micron Technology in 2018; also served as CFO at Riverbed and LAM Research.
- Director compensation consistent with Avnet's other non-employee directors as described in October 2020 proxy.
- Avnet plans to enter into an indemnification agreement with Maddock in standard form.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-21-109331
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVT
- cik: 0000008858
- company_name: AVNET INC
- filed_at: 2021-08-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8858/000110465921109331/0001104659-21-109331-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8858/000110465921109331/tm2125801d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-109331
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-109331.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-109331.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ernest E. Maddock was elected as Director at AVNET INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective on August 25, 2021, the Board of Directors of Avnet, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Ernest E. Maddock to serve as a director of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8858/000110465921109331/0001104659-21-109331-index.htm

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