SINGAPORE, Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Distribution
Central(R) Pty Limited, a leader in technology distribution and
channel services, has announced the appointment of Ned Speed to
lead its sales team in ASEAN, with Singapore being the initial
focus market.
Ned has extensive channel, account and sales management experience,
having worked at OSS Worldwide, Tech Pacific, LAN Systems, IBM and
iPass. Ned was credited with winning the largest iPass account in
Australia with Telstra and consistently exceeded his sales targets
for three consecutive years with iPass.
"Ned's strong track record in sales and deep industry experience
positions him well to lead our ASEAN sales team as we continue to
go to market with our award winning channel business model, which
is designed to deliver real revenue benefits to our vendor and
reseller base," said Nick Verykios, Managing Director of
Distribution Central.
"I had the opportunity to work with Ned at LAN Systems and he was
truly a game changer with tier one customers, resulting in winning
the salesperson of the year award three times at LAN Systems. I'm
excited to have Ned on board and to have him lead the Distribution
Central sales team in Singapore," said Verykios.
Distribution Central is a privately-owned, Australian-based company
that provides specialist distribution and channel services in
security, networking, data storage, unified communications, asset
management, and vendor certification and training. It has grown
from AUD 22 million in FY2007 to AUD 178 million in FY2011 in
revenue. The company currently employs 115 staff across Australia,
New Zealand and Singapore and was most recently named the 2011 BRW
ANZ Successful Private Business of the Year (turnover greater than
AUD 100 million).
Distribution Central opened its ASEAN flagship office in Singapore
in January 2011 and currently represents NetApp, Access Data,
CommVault, Riverbed and WatchGuard. Distribution Central will also
be making announcements for new vendor partnerships in the coming
months.
Distribution Central(R) Pty Limited
Distribution Central provides specialised, technical-service
oriented distribution and channel support for contemporary IT
products, including our custom-built Software-as-a-Service
solutions that create real efficiencies and business benefits for
our customers.
Distribution Central recognises that the IT channel needs a partner
focused solely on deploying information technology and
communications technologies at the forefront of the IT adoption
cycle. Its business is built upon an intimate and superior
understanding of these technologies, the vendors that operate in
this market and the diverse needs of customers ranging from very
small businesses to large enterprises and government departments.
Distribution Central is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with
branch offices in Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth, Auckland
and Singapore.
For more information visit www.distributioncentral.com.sg and
www.rededucation.com
SOURCE﹛Distribution Central Pty Limited