element14 puts innovation at its core and launches a series of events and discussions to uncover the next generation of technology leadership

24 November 2011, London. element14, a collaborative global electronics community from Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl), has today announced it is to launch a new discussion series to identify the leaders and innovators of tomorrow, emerging technologies and trends to help the electronics industry push the barriers of scientific and engineering progress.

As a community, element14 provides engineers across the globe the opportunity to interact with each other, find out information about key products and services as well as get expert advice from their peers too. The launch of this search to find future innovators is the start of element14 providing a community platform to bring together manufacturing leaders and engineers to foster innovation in the industry.

Over the past couple of months we have seen the loss of a number of great innovators that have significantly impacted the industry and the wider electronics community.  With the recent passing of Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, John McCarthy, the author of the first list-processing language, and Dennis Ritchie, the creator of the C programming language, it appears that the torch is presently being passed from one generation to the next. element14 is launching a discussion series asking the question - Who's the next great innovator within the electronics community?

"At element14, we believe that innovation can happen anywhere and at any time. As a high service distributor we think of ourselves as the enablers of innovation. We are here to provide the expert views, opinions, information and services that make all our customers the great innovators of tomorrow," commented Kevin Yapp, Chief Marketing Officer at element14. "If we look at the lives of Steve Jobs, John McCarthy or Dennis Ritchie, we see individuals who set the standard for the electronics innovation by first questioning the limitations. The electronics industry would not be as big, significant or pervasive if it weren't for these and many others' contributions. I am sure we may already have the next big innovator as a member of the element14 community."

The challenge has been set to all members of the vibrant global element14 community of engineers, hobbyists and scientists across the electronics industry to say who they think will become the brightest among the forthcoming luminaries.

The search will take place globally and community members can go to the discussion thread at Innovators of Tomorrow to tell us who they think the next great innovator is. The discussion and its results will form part of a future element14 Innovation series.

About element14

element14 is a high-service distributor of technology products and solutions for electronic system design, maintenance and repair. It brings together the latest products, services, and development software, all connected to an innovative online engineering community where purchasers and engineers can access peers and experts, a wide range of independent technical information and helpful tools. When researching a new technology, designing an electronic product, or looking for parts to repair an existing system, they can rely on element14 to find the answers and parts they need to keep projects on the fast track, right from the start.

About Premier Farnell

Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl) is a global leader in high service distribution of technology products and solutions for electronic system design, maintenance and repair. Its differentiated proposition includes 29 local language transactional websites, and the critically important element14 Community for design engineers - an industry first (www.element14.com). With sales last year of £990.8m and underlying profits of £93.3m the Group distributes its comprehensive portfolio of products and services throughout Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, supported by a global supply chain of over 3,500 suppliers and an inventory profile developed to anticipate and meet its customers' needs.

While global in scope, Premier Farnell recognises the individual needs of each market and has continued to internationalise its model accordingly. It trades locally as Farnell in Europe, Newark/element14 in North America and Farnell Newark in Brazil. Across Asia Pacific the business trades as element14.

Key facts

  • Operations in 35 different countries
  • 4,100 employees
  • Over 2 million customer contacts in 156 industries
  • Over 3,500 leading suppliers
  • Over 400,000 products stocked with access to over four million more on demand
  • Global leader in legislation RoHS, WEEE, REACH

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