The agreement, which applies to all Lexmark inkjet and laser printers as well as supplies available in each region, expands the existing relationship to increase the number of countries in which Tech Data supplies Lexmark printing solutions and products.
This agreement establishes a global framework for the partnership and will strengthen Lexmark’s reach to resellers in all the countries in which Tech Data operates, commented Dan Ahlstedt, Tech Data’s vice president and general manager of components and international marketing. It is a true multinational partnership which will include consistent product and service delivery throughout the world.
We anticipate that this strategic global approach will be highly effective in strengthening our international market position with today’s technology resellers, said Keith Jones, Lexmark’s vice president, worldwide marketing and business development, business printer division.
The international agreement immediately applies to 14 countries where Lexmark and Tech Data (or its Computer 2000 Group) currently do business under separate in-country agreements. These nations include the U.S., Canada, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Switzerland, Austria, Poland and Portugal. Other countries will be added throughout the year. Tech Data operates logistics and fulfillment centers in 30 countries throughout the world.
