Company type | Privately held company |
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Industry | Electronics distribution |
Founded | 1967 |
Founder | Ike Nizam |
Headquarters | Phoenix, Arizona , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Number of employees | 360+ |
Website | masterelectronics |
Master Electronics (originally Master Distributors) is an American company based in Phoenix, Arizona, that distributes electronic components. [1] The company was founded in 1967 by Ike Nizam. Master is one of the largest electronic component distributors in North America. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
The company was founded by Syrian immigrant Ike Nizam in 1967 in Santa Barbara, California, reaching $1,000,000 in annual sales by 1971. [7] [8] [9]
In 1999, the company created OnlineComponents as part of an e-commerce strategy. [10] [11]
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