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accession: "0001104659-26-116236"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARW"
cik: "0000007536"
company_name: "ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC."
filed_at: "2026-10-15T20:08:29+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-15T20:09:02.512384+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Arrow Electronics names Rodney Clark to succeed retiring ECS president Eric Nowak

## Summary
- Eric Nowak, President of Global Enterprise Computing Solutions, will retire at the end of March 2027 after 22 years at Arrow Electronics.
- Nowak steps down from his ECS president role effective December 31, 2026, then serves in an advisory capacity through retirement.
- Rodney Clark named successor; his employment with Arrow is expected to begin November 9, 2026.
- Clark previously led partner ecosystems, revenue organizations and business transformations at Cisco, Johnson Controls, Microsoft and IBM.
- Arrow said Nowak's retirement is for personal reasons and not due to any disagreement over operations, financials, policies or practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-116236
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARW
- cik: 0000007536
- company_name: ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-10-15T20:08:29+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7536/000110465926116236/0001104659-26-116236-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7536/000110465926116236/tm2627625d1_8k.htm

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