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ASBIS Middle East, a subsidiary of ASBISC Enterprises PLC (WSE: ASB), has been acknowledged the “IT Distributor of the Year (Broadline)”, whilst Mr. Hesham Tantawi, Vice President of ASBIS Middle East, was named the “Channel Executive of the Year” at the ‘Channel ME Awards’ ceremony, which was held at the Conrad hotel, in Dubai, UAE, on April 13, 2016.
“ASBIS has continued to expand and transform its business, adding a number of top-tier vendors in 2016, as well as investing to build a value-added distribution business in new territories,” said Manda Banda, Chief-Editor of “Channel Middle East” magazine.
“Under Mr. Hesham Tantawi’s leadership, the company also took steps last few years to help regional partners to manage difficult economic conditions, ASBIS made notable steps towards helping resellers focusing in the system builder and services space to fulfil their potential by developing local markets.”
“The company ramped up its in-country marketing and channel support initiatives in the region and teamed up with key vendors to help partner’s transition into the IT space.”
The event, held alongside a gala dinner, attracted over 360 IT leaders from the vendor, distributor, reseller and retailer community across the Gulf region, where they were honored for their stellar performances and dedication to the development of the regional channel over the last 12 months.
‘Channel ME Awards’ recognizes companies, partner programmers and individuals that have done the most to build and improve the wellbeing of the regional IT channel sector.
About ASBIS
ASBISc Enterprises PLC (WSE: ASB) is based in Cyprus and specializes in the distribution of Information and Communications Technology products and solutions from global suppliers including Apple, AMD, Acer, Dell, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Samsung, Seagate, Toshiba, WD. The company has its own subsidiaries all over the region of EMEA, more than 1,100 employees and 27,000 active customers in over 65 countries around the globe. For more information, visit the company's website at www.asbis.com.