ASTUTE ELECTRONICS - Key Persons
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- Member of the Local Team
- Sales Manager DACH & Eastern Europe
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- Technical Business Development Manager
I have progressed my career within Astute over the past 14 years joining the company back in 2010. My key responsibilities are to ensure our customers receive their products on time, right first time along with ensuring a smooth and safe environment of our onsite Laboratory.
I'm always looking ahead for new technologies that will benefit my department's personnel, customer demands and response times for our customers' orders.
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- Global Trading & Supply Manager
Colm has more than 30 years' experience within the Electronics components distribution industry and is a charismatic senior leader with a wealth of international experience across sales, supply chain management, marketing and procurement. He leads our Global team as they deliver the development and implementation of Intelligent Digital Supply Chain strategies.
His division is responsible for the Astute Intelligent Marketplace, incorporating Excess Inventory Management, which uses recently developed machine learning tools to help companies reduce their surplus, obsolete and redundant materials.
Colm has held executive leadership roles in Europe, Asia and the US over the course of his career and is a well-rounded industry expert.
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- Director - Aerospace & Defence
- Director of 3PL
With nearly three decades at the forefront of Astute, Freddie Roe, Director - Aerospace & Defence, has been pivotal in shaping not only the delivery of 3PL but the company as a whole. Freddie has pioneered Astute's consultative approach to delivering major contracts involving complex, value-driven supply chain solutions.
Highly experienced in supporting the A&D business, he challenges himself and his teams to think, act, and be different - gaining the trust, confidence, and endorsements of some of the world's most prestigious defence primes.
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- Strategic Account Manager - Nordics
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- in 2024 As Regional Sales Manager
- Regional Sales Manager, Benelux
Joost Koelega joined Astute Electronics in 2024 as Regional Sales Manager for the Benelux area. With over 20 years of experience in the electronics industry in account management, distribution management and sales team management, Joost is growing Astute Benelux towards a fully customer-centric Design, Fulfilment and Support-oriented team.
Thrilled at building trusted relationships with customers and supporting them in their innovations and supply chain challenges, Joost is strongly convinced of Astute's value and opportunity in the Benelux market.
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- Franchise Division Manager
Having spent 30 years in the electronics demand creation sector, I fully appreciate application needs, particularly focusing on new and emerging technologies. My key responsibilities with the tech team are to ensure the clear direction of new technologies into customer applications and road map products, thus ensuring both technologies and customer design needs are developed with market-leading design support and direction.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Local Team
- Sourcing Manager
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- Member of the Local Team
- Head of Marketing GmbH
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- Member of the Local Team
- General Manager GmbH
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- Managing Director
- Founder & Managing Director / Quality Assurance
Geoff Hill founded Astute in the UK 1989 with a focus on knowledge, independent advice, and trusted client partnerships that have seen the company grow to global scale while staying true to its original core values of passion, innovation and focus.
We're dedicated to excellence. Protecting you from inferior and counterfeit parts through AS6081 supply certification across multiple locations on both sides of the Atlantic.
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- Member of the Local Team
- Country Sales Manager
- Country Sales Manager, Iberia
With more than 25 years of experience in the electronic components distribution sector, he has performed different positions such as Technical BDM (Power supply systems and embedded systems), Technical Sales and Country Manager.
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- Technical Business Development Manager, Sweden & Denmark
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- General Manager
- Member of the Local Team
Nick Molloy joined Astute Pty in 2018 after amassing 15-years management experience in the components sector, at another major company. Upon joining, he quickly built and expanded the Australian branch of the UK-based firm.
Under Nick, Astute Pty has evolved into a full-service engineering centre, with warehousing and R&D capabilities, delivering comprehensive design solutions, and doubling revenue annually.
Valuing collaboration, Nick harnesses local expertise to provide top-tier defence sector solutions. Astute are privileged to have him at the helm of Australian operations.
Job Titles:
- Head of Business Development
- Member of the Local Team
Astute PTY welcomes Nick Rayner as Australia's Business Development Head. Nick brings 25 years' experience in the OEM sector managing a diverse range of industries including Defence, Mining, Manufacturing, Automotive and Industry 4.0.
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- Business Development Manager
As Astute PTY's Business Development Manager, Renel Ganancial brings 15 years of experience from major manufacturing and distribution companies.
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- Technical Sales Manager, Italy / Bergamo
- Technical Sales Manager, Italy / Bologna
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- Member of the Local Team
- VP South and West Europe
Roberto Blanco, joined Astute in 2021 as result of the acquisition of ISMOsys Group Ltd. where he performed several senior positions since 2006 including the role of the President over the last three years.
He heads Astute Business across France, BeNeLux, Italy and Iberia deploying the complete Company´s array of products and services within the geography.
After 29yrs in the Electronics Components industry, he enjoys this market every day and remains fully determined to keep on growing the numbers helping the company to match its objectives.
Job Titles:
- Technical Sales and Support
Ronald Humphreys brings over 14 years of expertise in electronic distribution focusing on the Victorian market.
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- Business Development Manager
"Early involvement drives us forward. We bring in design teams, engineers, and expertise directly from the manufacturers"
Job Titles:
- Business Development Manager
"Early involvement drives us forward. We bring in design teams, engineers, and expertise directly from the manufacturers"
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- Technical Business Development Manager, Finland & Baltics
Tom's long-term goal of serving as a civilian engineer in the ADF aligns with Astute's mission, and his dedication to personal and professional growth continues to make a significant impact within the company.
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- Country Manager
- COUNTRY Manager, France
Extending our global reach, with our location in Paris, France, Astute BV offers support to manufacturing companies across global defense equipment manufacturers and their supply chains.
We are represented by subsidiaries in more than 16 countries and supply our customers quickly and reliably.
We provide innovative solutions through our franchise partners to meet new design and manufacturing requirements through our Franchise Electronics services.
Our mission is to provide unrivaled service during the early design phase, offering Smart Fulfillment support for current manufacturing needs and long-term assistance for obsolescence of legacy requirements, and we are committed to implementing our market-leading processes for counterfeiting mitigation, using our in-house testing laboratories located in Munich (Astute GmbH), the UK (Astute Ltd) and the US (Astute Inc).
After 20 years in distribution and experience in semiconductor manufacturer, I joined ISMOsys in 2015, a company that has been bought in 2021 by Astute.