Electrocomponents plc announced the appointment of Bessie Lee as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect. She will also be a member of the Nomination Committee. Based in China, Bessie is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Withinlink, a China-based venture capital firm and start-up incubator which she founded in 2015. She is a Non-Executive Director of Ecovacs Robotics, a Shanghai-listed technology company that designs, manufactures and sells robotic products, and United Group, one of Taiwan's leading conglomerates. She also acts as an Advisor to Didi Chuxing and Greater Pacific Capital. Previously, she has held Chief Executive Officer roles at Mindshare, GroupM and WPP in China.