Dianne Kibbey

Global Head and VP of Community and Social Media Farnell Global, a division of Avnet

Dianne Kibbey is the Global Head of Community and Social Media at global electronics distributor Farnell Global, a division of Avnet.  She started and leads the element14 online community for electronic design engineers along with global social media.   Since starting the community in 2011, Dianne has led the overall content strategy, marketing and member engagement for element14’s growth to over 700K members across 48 different countries and recognition as a global forum for engineers to collaborate, learn and solve problems.   Dianne’s 25+ years of experience in eCommerce and technology consulting have helped guide her leadership in engaging a technical audience and her passion for encouraging education in the STEM fields.   Dianne has a BS in Computer Science and an MBA in Entrepreneurial Business.