Gathering of key business leaders to brainstorm solutions opportunities
Leading communications solutions provider Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) on Friday recognized key channel partners for their achievements for 2011 at its first Asia-Pacific Partner CEO Summit, reaffirming its commitment towards strengthening support for its valued channel network.
The Company recently completed its first year as a standalone company since spinning off its consumer mobile and home businesses in January of 2011 with sterling global financial results, reporting full-year sales of US$8.2 billion for 2011, up 8 percent from 2010, and attributing revenue growth to solid demand across all regions in both Government and Enterprise businesses.
Key Highlights:
- Motorola Solutions hosted over 280 senior leaders representing C-suite of its top channel partners - leaders in their respective business segments - from across 23 countries in the Asia Pacific region to its 2012 APAC Partner CEO Summit, held from February 15-17 in Bali, Indonesia.
- Themed “Accelerating Momentum”, the company’s senior leadership team shared its sales and business direction, as well as its channel priorities for 2012 with senior leaders from its partner community. An exclusive Board of Advisors’ meeting was held together with chief executives from its top 28 partners to discuss business opportunities.
- Among the top partner companies to be recognized as the most valuable partner in the region included :
- POSPOS, Australia — Enterprise Solutions
- Leon Group, Malaysia — Professional Commercial Radio Solutions
- Iida Korea Inc, Korea — Wireless Network Solutions
The Partners were also treated to an interactive showcase of solutions surrounding the company’s key targeted verticals of public safety, retail, supply chain, transportation & logistics, hospitality, healthcare and oil & gas.
- Motorola Solutions has over 2,000 channel partners in the region, including application developers, system integrators and independent software vendors across South East Asia, India, China, Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
Supporting Quotes:
Phey Teck Moh, Corporate Vice President, Asia Pacific, Motorola Solutions said : “As we mark our first anniversary as a new company with good financial performance, we must recognize that it is due in no small part to the contributions from our partner community. Now as we move forward to provide services and solutions for our customers, our channel partners will continue to play a critical role to drive future business growth. Particularly in the Asia Pacific region, our go-to-market strategies will continue to be closely aligned with our partner efforts to deliver the best mission-critical mobility solutions to our end-customers”.
Paul Blinkhorn, Vice President, Channels, Asia Pacific, Motorola Solutions said : “Over the course of our first year as a new company, we have taken concrete steps and formulated key initiatives to align our resources to meet the needs of our valued channel partner community. This year, we are elevating discussions further, engaging even closer with the CEOs of our partner companies, so as to better chart our combined future together.
We look forward to stronger relationships where we can truly jointly secure stronger topline growth and more profitable business opportunities. Collaboration is at the heart of all we do, and we at Motorola are committed to build our expertise in solutions-selling together with our channel community to deliver best-in-class solutions for our end customers”.
About Motorola Solutions
Motorola Solutions is a leading provider of mission-critical communication solutions and services for enterprise and government customers. Through leading-edge innovation and communications technology, it is a global leader that enables its customers to be their best in the moments that matter. Motorola Solutions trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “MSI.” To learn more, visit www.motorolasolutions.com.
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