Avnet UK&I waves goodbye to finance director

Nick Lee leaves the company after a 12-year career with Bell/Ideal

Avnet UK’s finance director Nick Lee has left the company, ChannelWeb can reveal.

According to his LinkedIn page, Lee has worked as Avnet’s UK and Ireland finance director since July 2010 after Bell Micro was acquired, but was chief financial officer, Europe at Bell between 2001 and July 2010.

Before that he was financial controller of Ideal Hardware between 1998 and 2001, which was in turn acquired by Bell.

It is not know whether Lee has gone to another role or the circumstances of his departure. Avnet is yet to reveal his replacement.

But in a statement John Toal, UK country manager at Avnet, said: “I can confirm Nick Lee has left the organisation and wish him all the best for the future.”