Leading distributor wins kudos from VAR readers and voted “Champion Distributor of the Year”

Dubai / Monaco, 15 February 2009 - Aptec Distribution FZ LLC, part of Aptec Holdings, one of the largest technology distributors in Middle East, Turkey & Africa’s, was voted the Best Middle East & Turkey Distributor of the Year at the inaugural ‘EMEA Channel Academy: 2009 Awards’. Hosted by DISTREE Events during its annual DISTREE XXL 2009 conference, the awards voted winners in 9 distribution territories and 8 vendor categories. The distributor categories were voted live at a special awards ceremony by a jury panel of EMEA (Europe Middle East and Africa) level executives from 40 top international vendors.

Dr Ali Baghdadi, CEO at Aptec Holdings said, “We are honoured by the trust placed in us both by the vendors and our partners in the region. We will continue to work towards meeting our customers’ expectations. As a regular participant in DISTREE Events, these functions serve to create a platform that unifies the channel community in the EMEA region.”

A total of 37 separate distribution companies were nominated for the ‘EMEA Channel Academy: 2009 Awards’ – a result that underlines the continued variety of national, regional and international companies serving the EMEA channel.

Aptec was also voted the ‘Champion Distributor of the Year’ by the readers of VAR magazine.