Ricoh Americas Corporation, the leading provider of digital office equipment, today announced that Ann Moser, senior vice president of the Printing Solutions Division, has been selected by CMP Channel as one of the information technology (IT) industry’s “2007 VARBusiness 50 Most Powerful Women of the Channel.” This is the second year in a row that Moser was selected for her commitment to driving growth and innovation in the industry.
Moser is responsible for directing the Printing Solutions Division’s strategic plans with sales and marketing initiatives. Moser promotes growth in the IT channel by providing resellers and end users with a suite of dependable and productive printers, scanners and multifunction products (MFPs). Under Moser’s guidance, Ricoh recruited hundreds of new resellers and achieved top marks on the VARBusiness Annual Report Card. Her accomplishments over the past year, including the implementation of new programs to empower resellers in the channel, have earned her the recognition of CMP Channel editors.
“The ‘50 Most Powerful’ list recognizes vendors, solution providers, resellers and distributors who are the most influential, powerful and successful female executives in the IT industry. With more than 25 years experience in the sales and marketing of personal computers, printers and other office solutions, Moser is a true expert in her field,” said Robert DeMarzo, vice president and editorial director, CMP Channel.
“It is an honor to be selected among the channel’s most successful women and I am flattered to be recognized for my achievements over the past year,” said Moser. “I am committed to introducing initiatives that provide new business opportunities for channel partners and am proud that these efforts are being recognized by the industry.”
The list appeared in the August 6, 2007, issue of ChannelWeb. The complete list can be viewed at http://www.crn.com/it-channel/201201319.
About CMP Channel (www.cmpchannelgroup.com)
CMP Channel is the one stop shop customers turn to in order to meet their global sales channel objectives from access to execution. Through use of its family of channel solutions which include CRN and VARBusiness, the ChannelWeb network, XChange worldwide face-to-face events and the Institute for Partner Education & Development (IPED), vendors are able to accelerate sales through the channel. CMP Channel provides a worldwide answer to advertising, branding and marketing services, lead generation, market intelligence, branded and custom events, education of solution providers and best practices for vendors.
About Ricoh’s Printing Solutions Division
The Printing Solutions Division (PSD) of Ricoh Americas Corporation is committed to meeting the critical needs of the company’s resellers and their customers by providing world-class printers and multifunction solutions that enhance document workflow. The PSD offers resellers that are Ricoh Reward Members a wide variety of marketing and support programs to help drive revenue and profits including the Rewards Program, Demo Program and Royalties Program.
Ricoh Americas Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 71-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2006 sales in excess of $17 billion, a 8.4 percent increase over the previous year.
Information about Ricoh's Printing Solutions Division can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.ricoh-usa.com/resellers.
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