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Central & Eastern European distributor AB Group has reported after-tax profits of €3m (US$3.53m) on sales of €435m (US$511.2m) for its first quarter ending 30th September 2017. This represents an after-tax margin of 0.69%. Andrzej Przybyło, president of the board at AB, said: “We are satisfied with generated quarterly results. The AB Group is a stable and predictable entity whose business model and action strategy works in any market condition.”
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Centerprise confirms Nash as CEO
UK-based IT provider Centerprise International Limited, has confirmed that sales director, Jeremy Nash is now CEO of the organisation. Nash said: “I’m delighted to be appointed CEO of Centerprise. It is a very exciting time to be at Centerprise. We have embarked on a programme of expansion and are enjoying enviable growth.”
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Rashi Peripherals aims to maintain 25% CAGR in 2018
Fast-growing Indian distributor Rashi Peripherals remains upbeat about the market’s growth potential in the years ahead. Among the top five distribution companies in India, Rashi Peripherals currently employs over 750 people across 50 locations pan-India, with sales currently standing at approximately US$600m per annum. In an exclusive interview at the recent DISTREE APAC channel event in Singapore, Rajesh Goenka, VP sales and marketing at Rashi Peripherals, said: “We aim to maintain a CAGR of 25% in fiscal year 2018 as the Indian market continues to develop."
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Gass gets European digital role at Tech Data
Distribution giant Tech Data has appointed Andy Gass as senior VP digital for Europe. In this role, Gass will drive the development and execution of the company’s overall digitaliasation strategy for Tech Data in Europe, overseeing the distributor’s e-commerce platforms, digital marketing practices and automated processes across its operations in the region. Gass will hold this responsibility in addition to his current role as senior VP, UK & Ireland and will continue to report to Patrick Zammit, president, Europe at Tech Data.
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DISTREE APAC completes fifth annual consumer tech channel event in Singapore
DISTREE Asia Pacific (APAC) took place at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore from 8th to 10th November 2017. This week’s event gathered more than 170 senior executives from consumer tech vendors, distributors, retailers and e-tailers in one place at one time. During the three-day event, exhibitors held pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with buyers and senior channel executives from across the region. DISTREE APAC 2017 was supported by Event Partners GfK and IE Singapore; Content Partners CONTEXT, GfK, Quadmark and Sixthfactor; plus Media Partners VAR India and Channel APAC.
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Ingram Micro to host cloud summit in Abu Dhabi
Distributor Ingram Micro will host its second cloud and security summit for channel partners across the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey (META) region in Abu Dhabi from November 19th to 21st. The event hopes to attract the region’s top industry solution providers, cloud service providers, cloud vendors, telcos, hosters, ISVs, and other cloud visionaries. Event sponsors include Kaspersky, Microsoft, GFI, NetApp, Cisco, and other industry leaders.
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DISTREE APAC 2017 unites consumer tech brands with Asia’s leading distributors and VIP retailers
DISTREE Asia Pacific (APAC) takes place at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore on 8th to 10th November 2017. This week’s event gathers more than 170 senior executives from consumer tech vendors, distributors, retailers and e-tailers in one place at one time. During the three-day event, exhibitors hold pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with buyers and senior channel executives from across the region.
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Tech Data strikes Vodafone IoT agreement
Distributor Tech Data has announced a pan-European agreement to offer managed Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity services from Vodafone, one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies. Through this agreement, resellers and systems integrators across Europe can access Vodafone’s value-added IoT services, which enable end customers to securely integrate and tailor IoT solutions into their businesses in segments such as manufacturing, logistics and transport, retail, or smart spaces.
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DISTREE Asia Pacific (APAC) 2017 will include an extensive conference programme comprising keynotes and workshops, plus market snapshot presentations from key distributors in major countries within Asia. This year’s keynote speeches will be delivered by Event Partner GfK and by Content Partners CONTEXT and QUADMARK.
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Distributor registration opens for DISTREE EMEA 2018
DISTREE Events has opened distributor registration for DISTREE Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 2018, which takes place in Monaco from February 6-9th. DISTREE EMEA is a premium hosted buyer event, giving consumer tech brands access to an invited channel audience of 400 consumer tech distributors from 60-plus countries within the EMEA region. Aurore Verla-Friess, Audience Director at DISTREE Events, said: “We have increased the distributor quota to 400 for DISTREE EMEA 2018..."
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