Ken Arnold

Ken Arnold is Avnet’s chief people officer. He is a member of the Avnet Executive Leadership Team and responsible for leading our global human resources team to attract, develop, engage and reward employees.

Arnold’s career includes more than 20 years of experience in human resources and information technology includes experience as vice president of human resources for multiple business units, in talent acquisition, and as director of human resources, information systems and payroll operations.

He holds bachelor’s degrees in both finance and economics from Tougaloo College, plus certifications in human resources from University of California, Los Angeles, and in organizational development from Harvard Business School.