Distribution News / Press Release Best Distributor 2014: Rutronik Receives Award from Samwha Ispringen (Germany), November 27, 2014 – Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH has been awarded the title of “Best Distributor” for this year by Samwha. By presenting this award, the manufacturer of electrolytic capacitors is honoring not only the highest turnover, but also many years of partnership with Rutronik. The companies have already been working together across Europe since the early 1990s and across the world since 2003. Samwha is one of the leading manufacturers of electrolytic capacitors (ecaps) and Rutronik’s primary partner in this sector. Rutronik supplies its customers with over 300 million e-caps from Samwha every year. “Distribution is an extremely important sales channel for Samwha, and by far the largest segment of our European network is allotted to Rutronik”, explained Kwang-Hyun Park, Managing Director at Samwha Europe. “It is the product of the above-average commitment of the Rutronik Passive team, which offers customers optimal support. As such, it is our pleasure to be able to reward this with the “Best Distributor 2014” award.” In addition to electrolytic capacitors, Samwha also develops and produces multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC), which have also featured in the Rutronik product portfolio since 2014. The main target markets of the components are Industrial and Consumer, e.g. home appliance. “The Samwha products offer outstanding value for money. The roadmap shows us that we have the right partner at our side in Samwha for being able to offer our customers innovative products well into the future”, said Stefan Sutalo, Marketing Director Passive Components at Rutronik. Photo: NOV14-RUT-Samwha Award, persons from left to right: Bo-Hang LYU (Overseas Marketing Team Chief Samwha HQ) Tae-Jin SHIM (Deputy General Manager Samwha Europe) Kwang-Hyun PARK (General Manager Samwha Europe) NOV14 – Rutronik – Samwha Award Page 1 / 2 Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH Industriestraße 2 75228 Ispringen Germany Tel. Tel: +49 (0)7231/801-0 7231 801-0 www.rutronik.com Stefan SUTALO (Marketing Director Passive Components Rutronik) Denis BITTIGKOFFER (Senior Marketing Manager EFT-Caps Rutronik) Tae-Yoon KIM (R&D Manager Samwha HQ) ### About Rutronik (www.rutronik.com) Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is the third-largest distributor in Europe (acc. to Europartners Distribution Report 2014) and the tenth-largest in the world (acc. to EDN, May 2014). The broadline distributor offers semiconductors, passive and electromechanical components in addition to boards, storage, displays & wireless products. The company's primary target markets are the automotive, medical, industrial, home appliance, energy and lighting industries. The company bundles all products and services for specific embedded applications from the product areas of boards, storage, displays, wireless, and peripherals under RUTRONIK EMBEDDED. RUTRONIK SMART brings together sensors, wireless components, microcontrollers, power management and safety solutions for devices within the Internet of Things (IoT). Expert technical support for product development and design-in, individual logistics and supply chain management solutions as well as comprehensive services complete its customer-oriented, forwardlooking range of services. The company, established by Helmut Rudel in Ispringen, Germany, in 1973, employs more than 1,300 staff worldwide and achieved Group sales of EUR 682 million in the 2012 fiscal year. Press contact: Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH: Maria Leonhardt, Public Relations, Tel: +49 7231 801-1679; E-mail: [email protected] Agentur Lorenzoni GmbH, Public Relations, www.lorenzoni.de Christine Schulze, Tel: +49 8122 55917-14; E-mail: [email protected] NOV14 – Rutronik – Samwha Award Page 2 / 2