Consumer IT interviews V.M. Chandrasekar, MD of Global Distribution FZE, nearly a billion-dollar global IT distributor based in Dubai
The IT world is changing with the speed of light and companies that fail to keep pace will simply die, says a key Dubai-headquartered IT distributor.
V.M Chandrasekar, founder-group managing director of Global Distribution FZE, spoke to us while on the occasion of his company’s international executive meeting. Chandrasekar flew in 25 key of his business heads from around the world for a three-day conference in Dubai to brainstorm innovative ways to ensure his company keeps changing with the times.
Established in 2001, the $900-million Global Distribution FZE operates in Europe (Germany, Austria, The Netherlands), Latin America (14 countries including Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela and the Caribbean), India and the Middle East. With a 35% year-on -year growth, it works through a network of over 50 offices, has 80,000 sq ft warehouse space and employs over 650 people worldwide. It deals in finished goods and components and its partners include top names such as Apple, Samsung, Dell, Lenovo, LG, SAP, Cisco, WD, Xerox, Seagate and others
In a Q&A session, Chandrasekar-- a man who has personally witnessed the IT space transform itself over the years-- brings us up-to-date with his views on the current IT distribution market.
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