Lenovo honours top partners

Lenovo celebrated its top performing partners at the annual Lenovo Channel Awards Ceremony.

The awards honour Lenovo’s most successful channel partners and recognises those that have helped the company to make a remarkable difference in the South African region.

Channel Award Categories includes Personal Computer Group (PCG) and Data Center Group (DCG) Distributor Awards, PCG and DCG Platinum Partner of the Year, as well as Gold Partner of the Year. There are also awards for PCG and DCG Product Manager of the Year, Retailer of the Year, Industry Exec of the Year and Sales Person of the Year.

Lenovo is the fastest growing player, by units, among the Top five global PC makers and in the first quarter of 2018 returned to the global PC number one leading position, according to Gartner.

Outside of the core PC business Lenovo continues to invest in growing its portfolio of smart devices, including smart home, smart office and AR/VR.

Thibault Dousson, GM of Lenovo Southern Africa, says Lenovo’s partners are crucial to the success of the business. “The Channel Awards is a way for us to show our appreciation to our partners and look back at another successful year.”

In the first quarter of the year Lenovo’s Data Center Group further accelerated its momentum and built on a strong fourth quarter. The division reported another record revenue quarter, the third consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth, and up almost 70% compared to the same quarter a year earlier.

Christopher Cooper, GM for Data Center Group, Lenovo Middle East, Turkey and Africa, says the Channel Awards is a way of celebrating another year of successful partnerships with top performing Lenovo Partners.

“We can boast, and toast, the remarkable difference we have made over the last year, together.”

The 2018 Lenovo Channel awards categories and winnersa are: