Lenovo has recently celebrated the return of its annual Lenovo Business Partner Gala Awards, an event they say brings together top partners from across ANZ and recognises them in 15 categories.
This year's event took place in High Country, Queenstown, New Zealand, and was attended by more than 100 guests. Dicker Data, Datacom Systems, and Advent One were among the 2022 winners, with Ingram Micro's Caleb Leung picking up the ANZ One Channel Lenovo Legend Award.
Sunny Gandhi, Director Commercial Channel, Lenovo ANZ, says the awards were a great opportunity to celebrate partner success and give recognition to those that help nourish the company's ecosystem.
"It was an incredible evening bringing together our partners from across Australia and New Zealand after two years. Our partners are the beating heart of our business; without them, we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have today," he says.
"We've seen truly extraordinary innovation, professionalism, and dedication to driving exceptional customer service from our partners across the last 12 months, and it's time to celebrate them. Congratulations to all the winners this year and I can't wait to see what they will achieve in the year ahead."
Categories recognise innovation, year-on-year growth as well as outstanding individuals.
The winners are awarded based on three key criteria: (1) Ability to deliver innovative services, (2) Professionalism and commitment, and (3) Demonstrating exceptional customer service to improve cost efficiencies through best practices and enhanced productivity.
"Lenovo's distribution and channel partners are instrumental to our growing business and market share. Our partners' profitable growth and ease of doing business with us are critical priorities for Lenovo ISG," says Manu Mehra, MD – ANZ, Lenovo ISG.
"Business outcomes delivered successfully for our customers with the right partners are what differentiate Lenovo ISG in the market. We celebrate our partners' continued trust, support, and consistent engagement with the Lenovo partner program."
Lenovo has also announced the winners of its annual AP Channel Awards, which celebrates the best of Lenovo's partners across its ecosystem in Asia Pacific.
Comprising of two key categories - Distributors and Resellers - the partners are judged based on two criteria, their unique skills and commitment to the partnership with Lenovo and year-on-year growth. ANZ partners had a strong showing, winning in five out of 11 categories overall.
A list of the Lenovo Business Partner Gala Awards 2022 is as follows:
IDG Australian Distributor of the Year 2022
Dicker Data Australia
IDG Australian Reseller of the Year 2022
Blue Connections
IDG Australian Public Sector Reseller of the Year 2022
Computer Alliance
IDG ANZ Commercial Services Reseller of the Year 2022
Datacom Systems
IDG New Zealand Distributor of the Year 2022
Dicker Data New Zealand
IDG New Zealand Reseller of the Year 2022
Cyclone Computers
IDG New Zealand Public Sector Reseller of the Year 2022
Datacom Systems
ISG ANZ Distributor of the Year 2022
Dicker Data New Zealand
ISG Australian Reseller of the Year 2022
Advent One
ISG Australian Innovation Partner of the Year 2022
Invise
ISG Australian Growth Partner of the Year 2022
Nuago
ISG Australian Technical Excellence 2022
Dion Harris - Advent One
ISG New Zealand Reseller of the Year 2022
Belton IT
ISG New Zealand Technical Excellence 2022
Simon Watt-Wyness - Eagle Technology
ANZ One Channel Lenovo Legend 2022
Caleb Leung - Ingram Micro
Top Distribution Champion of the Year
VST ECS (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Thailand
One Lenovo
Top Distribution Growth of the Year
Dicker Data NZ Limited
New Zealand
One Lenovo
Top Reseller Champion of the Year
Sterling Infoways Pvt Ltd
India
One Lenovo
Top OEM Partner of the Year
Video Security Products Pty Ltd.
Australia
One Lenovo
Top IDG Commercial Partner of the Year
TECHNORENT CO., LTD
Japan
Intelligent Devices Group (IDG)
Top Workstation Partner of the Year
Storm FX Distributions Pty Ltd.
Australia
Intelligent Devices Group (IDG)
Top Services Partner of the Year
Systech IT Solution Pvt Ltd
India
Solutions and Services Group (SSG)
Top ISG Partner of the Year
Advent One Pty Ltd.
Australia
Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG)
Top Storage Partner of the Year
Damartech Co., Ltd.
Korea
Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG)
Top SDI Partner of the Year
Virtualflex Solutions Limited
ANZ
Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG)
Top CSP Partner of the Year
J&TECHONOLOGY INC.
Korea
Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG)