Betty Jane (BJ) Hess

Email: bettyjanehess@gmail.com
516-476-2467
3166 Olympia Lane, Naples, FL
36 Floret Circle, Hingham, MA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.
1967-2004

Arrow Electronics is a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow employs more than 22,000 people worldwide, with offices, subsidiaries and distribution centers serving more than 90 countries. Global sales exceed $37 billion. Arrow's shares are traded on the NYSE under the symbol ARW.

Senior Vice President, Global Operations and H/R2002
Senior Vice President, Office of the President1997
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations1996
Vice President (Corporate Officer)1988
Vice President, Operations1983
Director, Field Operations (Corporate)1977
Manager, Operations (Philadelphia, PA)1973
Inventory Control Administrator1967

RESPONSIBILITIES

As Senior Vice President, Global Operations and H/R, I was responsible for all of the corporation's information technology, logistics, manufacturing and fulfillment operations, business processes, internal audit, human resources, management development and succession planning. In addition, I was responsible for all post-merger integrations for Arrow's North American acquisitions and for many of our European and Asian acquisitions, a total of 62 acquisitions over a 20 year period.

 

CURRENT BOARDS

Cairn University, Langhorne, PA1994
Student Development Committee - 1994
Finance Committee - 2008
Chairman of the Board - 2018
   
Good Jobs Institute, Cambridge, MA
Help companies thrive by creating good jobs
2017

 

FORMER BOARDS

Primo Water Corporation - NYSE
Water purification solutions, serving customers worldwide
2004-2021
Chairman of Compensation Committee - 2004
Compensation Committee - 2009
   
Harvest Power
Management of organic waste/renewable energy
2011-2016
Chairman of Compensation Committee - 2011
   
Opportunity International
Micro enterprise development programs
2006-2012
Chairman of the Board - 2010
Vice Chairman of the Board - 2008
Chair of Human Resource Committee - 2006
   
The ServiceMaster Company - NYSE
Provides outsourcing services for residential and commercial customers
2003-2007
Compensation & Leadership Development Committee
   
Dentsply International - NASDAQ
Manufactures dental equipment and consumables
2001-2004
Human Resources Committee - 2001
   
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association1987-2004
Executive Committee - 1993
Audit Committee - 1998
   

 

EDUCATION

Cairn University, Langhorne, PA
   BS in Bible
1973
Columbia University, New York, NY
   Six week Executive Education Marketing Program
1984
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
   MBA - focus in International Finance
1986
Harvard Business School, Boston, MA
   Various one and two week courses
1994-1999
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
   Honorary Doctor of Laws
2002