Santa Monica, CA (May 24, 2016) – While attending EDS in Las Vegas, Nevada last week, Master Electronics, a leading global distributor of electromechanical, interconnect and passive components, received C&K’s prestigious “Distributor of the Year” Award.

C&K Components awarded Master Electronics “Distributor of the Year” in their Broadline Distributor category. This is the second consecutive year for Master to receive this award. In addition to growing their sales numbers, Master increased the number of Customers to whom we sell and stocked product SKUs.

Master Electronics President Jamil Nizam said, “For over 35 years C&K and Master Electronics have been great partners. Receiving this award for the second year in a row speaks to the incredible dedication both companies have to engineers and OEMs around the world. On behalf of Master Electronics and all its employees, I accept this honor with gratitude and appreciation.”

“Master continues to lead our channel in terms of sales growth and investment. Their commitment to the C&K line is apparent and their enthusiasm to promote C&K as the switch of choice to our Customers is greatly appreciated” stated Phillip Gerard VP of Sales and General Manager, Americas.

About Master Electronics

Master Electronics is a leading authorized electronic component distributor, dedicated to stocking a breadth of products offering customers over 400,000 in-stock part numbers for immediate delivery. Master Electronics has over 45 years of industry experience with 9 sales branches in North America and 2 sales branches in Asia. Master is franchised for over 230 suppliers and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA. For more information, visit www.masterelectronics.com.

About C&K Components

C&K Components is a leader in interface and switch technology as well as smart card and high-reliability connector products. C&K offers more than 55,000 unique part numbers that are built, priced and delivered as standard catalog items, including a comprehensive range of toggle, rocker, pushbutton, rotary, key, slide, DIP, thumbwheel and illuminated switch products, along with smart cards and high-reliability connectors. For more information, visit www.ck-components.com.