{"id":10583,"date":"2014-08-27T17:03:12","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T17:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2014\/08\/27\/the-future-is-now-local-asian-recognised-as-it-channelchanger\/"},"modified":"2014-08-27T17:03:12","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T17:03:12","slug":"the-future-is-now-local-asian-recognised-as-it-channelchanger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2014\/08\/27\/the-future-is-now-local-asian-recognised-as-it-channelchanger\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future is Now: Local Asian Recognised As IT ChannelChanger"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Raj was the only UK professional to be recognised as one of world’s top five<\/h3>\n
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Five future leaders from the information technology (IT) industry channel have been recognised as ChannelChangers<\/font><\/a> by CompTIA<\/font><\/a>, the IT Industry Trade Association, whose members include Microsoft and IBM.<\/div>\n

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The first of its kind, the awards programme for the IT channel recognises young entrepreneurs and ground-breaking businesses and industry innovators that are changing the face of the IT industry.<\/div>\n

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One of the five 2014 ChannelChangers is Raj Patel, 28, a director at Vanti<\/font><\/a>, Birmingham, England. The pioneering young Asian entrepreneur from Birmingham was recognised for founding Vanti<\/font><\/a>, a revolutionary Birmingham business that designed and created ground-breaking digital systems for the hi-tech new Library of Birmingham. <\/div>\n

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Raj has also been a key player in his company\u2019s expansion of its AV and IT solutions businesses into new corporate and public sector markets and has transformed the company into a global tech business and now works with giants including Tottenham Hotspur FC and Nike.<\/div>\n

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Raj was the only UK professional to be recognised by the IT industry association among the world\u2019s top 5 industry pioneers.<\/div>\n

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\u201cOur selection committee was pleased with the high caliber of the nominees, but it made their task of choosing five winners that much more difficult,\u201d said Kelly Ricker, senior vice president, events and education, CompTIA. <\/div>\n

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\u201cThe impressive accomplishments of our winners and many of the other nominees is a sure sign that the IT channel is in good hands for many years to come.\u201d<\/div>\n

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Young professionals between the ages of 23 and 29 as of August 2014, who have two years\u2019 experience in the IT industry and are currently employed by a CompTIA member company, were eligible for consideration as a ChannelChanger.\u00a0 <\/div>\n

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Nominees were evaluated on:<\/div>\n

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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The quality of their achievements and accomplishments.<\/div>\n

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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Their understanding of the channel\u2019s opportunities and challenges, as well as their unique and creative thinking in regards to them.<\/div>\n

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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How well they thought and acted beyond their own company to benefit the industry.<\/div>\n

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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Their potential as a role model for industry peers.<\/div>\n

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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Their ability to draw on experiences to look beyond their immediate future. <\/div>\n

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Winners were selected by a committee of IT industry executives and experts, including Robert Demarzo, senior vice president, strategic content, The Channel Company; Heather Murray, vice president, Tech Data Mobile Solutions, Tech Data Corporation; Larry Walsh, CEO and chief analyst, The 2112 Group; Barry Williams, senior director, indirect channel sales, Comcast; and Mark Williams, CEO, Pensar.<\/div>\n

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The award winners will be recognised at CompTIA\u2019s ChannelCon 2014<\/font><\/a>, the premier partnering and training event for IT vendors, distributors and channel partners taking place on 4th-6th August in Phoenix and at CompTIA\u2019s EMEA conference<\/font><\/a> in London in November.<\/div>\n

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Raj was the only UK professional to be recognised as one of world’s top five \u00a0 \u00a0 Five future leaders from the information technology (IT) industry channel have been recognised as ChannelChangers by CompTIA, the IT Industry Trade Association, whose members include Microsoft and IBM. \u00a0 The first of its kind, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10583\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}