TORONTO, April 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SMTC Corporation (SMTX) (“SMTC”), a recognized global electronics manufacturing services provider, announced the appointment of Phil Wehrli, as Senior Vice President of Global Planning and Supply Chain for the company.

Wehrli brings to SMTC Corporation a strong background in the EMS supply chain function with over 35-years of experience with large global supply chain organizations. In his most recent assignment, Wehrli served as the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Services from 2011-2017 for Avnet’s Electronics Marketing Americas group where he managed multi-billion dollars of assets. From 2003-2011, Phil held Director and VP roles in Material Operations and Procurement Services for Avnet’s Technology Solutions and Corporate Shared Services Groups. Prior to Avent (AVR), he held various commodity management and materials operations positions at Motorola, Apple, Atmel (ATML), Prisma Supercomputers, Honeywell, and Colorado Manufacturing Technology, a division of Sanmina. Wehrli earned a B.A. in Business Administration from Fort Lewis College and is a member of the Institute of Supply Management.

“Phil is a seasoned Supply Chain Executive who comes to SMTC with a diverse set of resources, experiences and relationships that we believe will contribute greatly to our growth plans,” Ed Smith, President and CEO of SMTC commented. “Phil will be a key player working with our supply chain partners to assure customer on-time delivery, and other sourcing efficiencies, particularly at this point in time when resource management is a major industry priority,” Smith added.

Werhli commented, “I couldn’t be more excited to join Ed and Rich to support the current and future growth at SMTC. It’s an exciting time with lots of opportunity to build on the great foundation and be part of a winning team.”

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