Electronics industry veteran Tony Frere joins Solid State Supplies as Non-Executive Director

Solid State Supplies announces that Tony Frere has been appointed a Non-Executive Director of the company. Frere has more than 40 years' experience in the electronics and electronics distribution industries, most recently as Managing Director of Nu Horizons Electronics UK.

"Tony brings with him a wealth of experience from his time in the electronics industry, most recently building DT Electronics into one of the UK's leading specialist electronic component distributors," comments Gary Marsh, Chief Executive Officer of Solid State Group. "His expertise will enable us to develop our strategy as we aim to become the UK's leading supplier of battery products, specialist electronic components and industrial computers."

Frere began his career in the electronics industry in 1970 as Chief Buyer for Lexor Electronics in Coventry.  He then held senior positions at Vanderhoff Communications and component distributor ESD before being offered a directorship with Vanderhoff Communications, where he worked in the role of Sales Director until 1988. Along with two others Frere formed DT Electronics in 1988, setting up as a niche distributor of specialised electronic components for the broadcast and telecoms markets.  As Managing Director of DT he was involved in all aspects of the business and grew the company from its starting point to a turnover of £18.7m by 2006.  The company was bought by Nu Horizons Electronics in August 2006 and in a 3 year deal ending December 2009 the company achieved a turnover of $40m.  Frere left Nu Horizons at the end of December 2009. Frere has been on the council of AFDEC for the last 6 years and is now member of the Executive/Strategic Board of ecsn, the electronic component supply network.