Victoria Fraza Kickham

Distribution Editor

Email victoria.kickham@gmail.com

Victoria Kickham is the distribution editor for Electronic Design magazine, SourceESB and GlobalPurchasing.com, where she covers issues related to the electronics supply chain. Victoria started out as a general assignment reporter for several Boston-area newspapers before joining Industrial Distribution magazine, where she spent 14 years covering industrial markets. She served as ID’s managing editor from 2000 to 2010. Victoria has a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of New Hampshire and a master’s degree in English from Northeastern University.

Articles by Victoria Fraza Kickham

Defense spending tops electronics’ distributors’ concerns

Leading distributors maintain mixed views on how military budget cuts will affect the electronics industry in 2013

Q&A with Future Electronics’ Lindsley Ruth

Future Electronics is using its focus on people and inventory—and its penchant for the complexity that comes with globalization—as a pathway to growth and opportunity in 2013

Heard in the Channel: Mouser launches broadcast applications site

Site puts broadcast design resources, articles, featured products and technical information all in one place

McLendon prepares Allied for global challenges in a slow economy

Scott McLendon, the new president of Allied Electronics. Top 50 Distributor Allied Electronics (number five on this year’s Top 50 List) has promoted Scott McLendon to president, replacing longtime leader Lee Davidson.

Top 50 Distributors 2013

The largest distributors of electronic components in North America aren’t expecting blockbuster growth this year, but they do anticipate a slow and steady upturn in business by the time 2013 is over.

Heard in the Channel: Allied makes two executive appointments

VPs Frank Cantwell and Dan Stewart promoted to Allied’s executive management team; plus news from Avnet, Powertech Controls, TTI and more

Distribution industry leaders connect at EDS

Electronics executives meet in Las Vegas May 6-9 for EDS 2013

Meeting supply chain challenges

Avnet Electronics Marketing’s Lalit Wadhwa talks about the road to building resilient supply chains

Heard in the Channel: Top 50 Distributors anticipate a solid 2013

Manufacturing growth slowed in March, but top distribution executives still anticipate an up year in 2013

Distributors Home In On Defense Markets

As defense budgets shrink, electronics distributors sharpen their focus on key segments of the military and aerospace market with acquisitions and value-added services

RoHS recast rules still ‘under the radar’

Distributors selling products into Europe say it’s still quiet on the customer front when it comes to meeting RoHS 2 rules that took effect in January; N.F. Smith and Associates’ Matt Harztell weighs in on the issue

Heard in the Channel: Distributors enhance online programs

TTI launches updated Android app, element14 adds new microsites, plus news from BTC Electronic Components, Mouser, Sager and more