Company leaders also unveiled AI advancement updates during the industry event
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota, USA – DigiKey, a leading global commerce distributor offering the largest selection of technical components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, was honored to receive 16awards from its supplier partners during the 2025 EDS Leadership Summit, held May 19-23, in Las Vegas.
DigiKey earned 16awards from its suppliers during the 2025 EDS Leadership Summit, honoring excellence in distribution, partnership, marketing and more.
“DigiKey is honored to receive these prestigious industry recognitions from our valued supplier partners,”said Mike Slater, vice president of global business development for DigiKey. “These awards reflect our global team’s commitment to customer excellence and the power of collaborative innovation. Together with our supplier partners, we are enabling engineers and designers to tackle complex challenges and transform tomorrow’s possibilities into today’s solutions.”
DigiKey was recognized for its sales results, partnership, collaboration and more during the past year. The list of accolades DigiKey received includes:
- 2024 Distributor of the Year from Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS)
- 2024 Best Partner from Cincon
- 2024 Distributor of the Year from CIT Relay & Switch
- 2024 North America OEM Partner of the Year from Digi International
- 2024 Distributor of the Year from eao
- 2024 Advocate of the Year for DigiKey’s Aron Muetzel from ECS Inc. International
- Excellence in Marketing from EDAC
- Highest Channel Sales Growth 2024 from Fibox
- 2024 High Service Distributor of the Year from Littelfuse
- 2024 Americas E-Catalog Distributor of the Year from Molex
- 2024 Global E-Catalog Distributor of the Year from Molex
- 2024 Distributor Of The Year from NMB
- 2024 Online Distribution Distributor of the Year from ODU
- #1 Distributor of 2024 from Phoenix Mecano
- Distributor Excellence Award 2024 from SunLED
- 2024 Catalog SEMI Distributor of the Year from Vishay
DigiKey has significantly expanded its portfolio over the past year by adding more than 500 new suppliers across its core business, DigiKey Marketplace and Fulfilled by DigiKey programs. DigiKey distributes more NPIs than any electronics distributor and has added nearly one million innovative new products in the last year. By offering the world’s largest selection of electronic components and automation products in stock and available for immediate shipment, DigiKey helps propel industries into the future.
The company also hosted its popular EDS Business Update Breakfast on Thursday, May 22, which nearly 1,000 industry guests attended. Dave Doherty, president of DigiKey, and Slater discussed market activity, industry trends and DigiKey’s strategic vision. They also shared several initiatives in which DigiKey is applying the same automation and AI technologies it supplies to customers to evolve and improve its own customer service and efficiency.
For more information about the suppliers and products in DigiKey’s portfolio, visit DigiKey.com.
