Nu Horizons Electronics, a distributor of semiconductor, display, illumination, power and system solutions, announced that James Estill has been appointed as the company’s president and chief executive officer effective June 1, 2009. As of that date, Arthur Nadata, currently the company’s chairman and chief executive officer, will serve as the company’s executive chairman and Richard Schuster, currently the company’s president and chief operating officer, will serve as senior executive vice president and remain as chief operating officer. Estill has experience as president and CEO of Synnex Canada, together with his experience as a founder of EMJ Data Systems Limited, before its sale to Synnex. Nu Horizons, were founded in 1982 and have grown to almost $750 million in sales.