1 Exhibit 23(b) 2 Exhibit 23(b) INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT The Board of Directors Arrow Electronics, Inc. We consent to the use of our reports incorporated herein by reference in the Form S-8 registration statement dated September 21, 1994, and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the registration statement. Our reports refer to a change in accounting method for income taxes in 1993 to adopt the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 "Accounting for Income Taxes." /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP Greenville, South Carolina September 21, 1994