Brad Thomas to manage Canon’s alliance program

SYDNEY, 12 October 2010: Canon Australia today announced it has appointed Brad Thomas as Assistant General Manager of Alliances across Australia and New Zealand. With over 20 years experience, Brad has managed global alliances with Intel, SAP, Fujitsu, IBM and Unisys.

Allan Corder, Chief Operating Officer, Canon Australia commented on the appointment: “Canon is undertaking an aggressive growth strategy and forming strategic alliances is essential to achieving our objectives. Brad’s experience working with leading systems integrators will open Canon up to new business channels and accelerate our growth.”

In his most recent role, Brad was National Manager for Channels and Alliances at Novell, prior to this Brad was the Asia Pacific Alliance Director for IBM at Lenovo and Partner Business Manager for Global Alliances at Microsoft.

Brad Thomas, Assistant General Manager- Alliances, said: “The print market is going through a significant period of change. Organisations are increasingly looking for a trusted partner to manage their print environment. With Canon’s advanced product offerings and service capabilities, it is well positioned to help organisations and systems integrators reduce cost, improve productivity and lower the environmental impact of an organisation’s print environment.”

Brad’s appointment further develops Canon’s print and document management offering and follows the expansion of Canon’s Partner Channel Program with CSG, PrintSync and BBC Digital recently joining.

About Canon

Canon Australia is a leading provider of advanced, simple-to-use imaging solutions for businesses and consumers. Canon’s Australian R&D company, CiSRA, develops and exports digital imaging technologies for use in Canon products worldwide. Canon has ranked among the top-four US patent recipients for the past 18 years, and had global revenues of around $US35 billion in 2009. Canon Australia also operates Canon Finance Australia, which offers one-stop shopping for customers wanting leasing or finance services. For more information, visit www.canon.com.au

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