PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today announced Miguel Fernandez has been appointed president of Avnet Electronics Marketing (EM) for the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa). He will be responsible for the entire components and embedded activities of the EM group in the region and report directly to Gerry Fay, president of Avnet EM Global. Fernandez, who has served for the last 12 years as president of Silica, an Avnet company