India’s Redington joins membership ranks of Global Technology Distribution Council
Digital Edge Bureau 22 Oct, 2024 0 comment(s)The joining of the Chennai-headquartered Redington Limited as the 22nd member of the prestigious Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC) speaks volumes of the professional excellence of India’s leading IT distribution major having operations in Asia and Africa
In major development, India’s Redington Limited has joined the coveted Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC), the world’s largest consortium of technology distributors, as an esteemed member. With the addition of Redington, the GTDC member community consists of 22 technology distributors spanning Asia, Africa, Europe, North-America and Latin-America.
Redington distributes IT and telecom products as well as various services including cloud services in 40 markets including India, Singapore, South-Asia, Middle-East, Africa and Turkey. The mega distributor works with 450 vendors and more than 55,000 partners across the geographies.
“Joining GTDC represents another significant milestone for us,” said V.S. Hariharan, Group CEO, Redington Limited. “This membership aligns with our commitment to driving innovation and delivering exceptional value to our partners. By leveraging GTDC’s extensive network and resources, along with our expertise in the technology distribution industry, we look forward to contributing to the council’s mission of fostering growth and excellence in the global technology distribution sector,” added Hariharan.
V.S. Hariharan
Group CEO
Redington Limited
Frank Vitagliano, CEO, GTDC, commented, “Distribution empowers the greater IT community, and APJ offers tremendous growth opportunities for vendors and other channel partners.” “Adding a technology leader like Redington Limited to GTDC’s membership provides us with greater insight into the unique needs of this community while giving their team access to industry-leading research, data intelligence, training and a variety of other programs. Our channel-enablement efforts grow stronger as we expand into new regions and develop more industry-empowering initiatives and resources,” elaborated Vitagliano.
The addition of Redington Limited furthers GTDC’s continued global expansion initiative, including the appointment of former Microsoft, IBM and Compaq executive Ananth Lazarus to build out its Asia-Pacific operations earlier this year. The joining of Redington illustrates the organization’s commitment to the region as it prepares to host its inaugural Summit APJ conference between November 18th-19th in Singapore.
Redington is a renowned entity in the region and has received many accolades for its commitment to the technology community, workforce and civic efforts over the years. Most recently, the organization was awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification, which reflects its efforts with environmental sustainability and energy efficiency.