Max Chan is the Chief Information Officer at Avnet, a global technology solutions company that supports customers across the entire product lifecycle in the electronics industry. He leads Avnet’s global IT strategy, enterprise applications, digital platforms, cybersecurity, and AI initiatives.
Since joining Avnet in 2013, Max has served in multiple leadership roles. Under his leadership, Avnet has accelerated its digital transformation and launched enterprise-wide generative AI initiatives focused on engineering design, knowledge management, customer service, and onboarding. He also drives grassroots innovation within IT, embedding AI experimentation and proof-of-concept development into team performance goals.
Before Avnet, Max was CIO for Asia Pacific at VF Corporation, where he led regional IT strategy and enterprise system deployments across the region.
On the 54th episode of Enterprise AI Innovators, Max Chan, CIO of Avnet, shares how a century-old global tech distributor is transforming through enterprise AI. He breaks down their multi-stage maturity model, early wins with generative design, and how his team turned boardroom skepticism into company-wide momentum.
On the 54th episode of Enterprise AI Innovators, Max Chan, CIO of Avnet, shares how a century-old global tech distributor is transforming through enterprise AI. He breaks down their multi-stage maturity model, early wins with generative design, and how his team turned boardroom skepticism into company-wide momentum.
Read about Max’s perspective on how Avnet is using AI to spur productivity, improve quoting, and reimagine digital experiences. From circuit board redesigns to vertical knowledge search, he shares real-world use cases and lessons from early AI experiments that fell short but ultimately laid the foundation for broader enterprise adoption.
