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Ann Moser, Ricoh Americas

Company: Ricoh Americas Corporation, West Caldwell, New Jersey
Entry Submitted By: Peppercom, Inc.
Company Description: Ricoh Americas Corporation, subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., is a leading provider of document solutions. Ricoh’s fully integrated hardware and software products help businesses share information efficiently and effectively by enabling customers to control and secure document workflow. Information can be found on www.ricoh-usa.com.
Nomination Category: Individual Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Best Executive – Non-Services Businesses – More Than 2,500 Employees

Nomination Title: Ann Moser, Senior Vice President, Printing Solutions Division, Ricoh Americas Corporation

  • Describe for the judges the activities and accomplishments of the nominated executive
    during the eligibility period (up to 500 words):

    Over the past year, Ann Moser, Senior Vice President, Printing Solutions
    Division, Ricoh Americas Corporation has significantly helped the corporation
    earn its strong leadership position within the IT Channel. Ann recently
    implemented new programs to increase demand-generation opportunities and is now
    developing a managed-services initiative to help drive a new revenue stream to
    resellers.

    In July 2007, Ann was voted one of CRN and VARBusiness’s 50 Most Powerful Women
    of the Channel. Ann also received this same award in August 2006, recognizing
    her as a leader in helping to drive growth in the channel. Under her guidance,
    Ricoh recruited hundreds of new resellers and achieved top marks on the
    VARBusiness Annual Report Card this year as well. In August 2006, the
    publication named Ricoh as the Annual Report Card (ARC) Company of the Year in
    the Network Color Printers Category. Ricoh received this award for recording
    the highest overall score in its product category with regard to solution
    partner loyalty, product performance and innovation, and support and partnership
    activities.

    In March 2007, CMP Technology’s VARBusiness magazine named Ann to the
    prestigious list of “Top 50 Channel Executives.” This is the second consecutive
    year that Ann has been named a top channel executive for her dedication to
    strengthening Ricoh’s printing and imaging business ? an important pillar of the
    company’s growth strategy. The magazine also certified Ricoh as a Five-Star
    Partner, acknowledging its commitment to and the strength of its programs for IT
    integrators, resellers and consultants. The list is based on a survey of channel
    executives with respect to years of service, size of their channel programs and
    their partner priorities for the coming year.

    Ann’s commitment to excellence in the IT market has proven to be the catalyst
    for many of Ricoh’s successes in the technology channel. Under her leadership,
    Ricoh received Ingram Micro Inc’s (NYSE: IM) “Award for Excellence” in the
    imaging category in November 2006. Ricoh also was awarded the Global Technology
    Distribution Council’s (GTDC) inaugural Rising Star Award for outstanding sales
    growth through IT distributors in September 2006. Ricoh was given the Rising
    Star Award by GTDC as a result of the demand for its products, as well as the
    pivotal role distributors play in reaching and supporting diverse end-user markets.

    Ann is not only focused on her career, but she also makes time to give back to
    the community. In 2006, Ann served on the board of directors of the American Red
    Cross of Metropolitan New Jersey chapter. Ricoh was recently honored as the 2007
    Corporation of the Year by the chapter for the company’s local, national and
    international contributions to the Red Cross.

    Ann has demonstrated her commitment to partners and end-users by bringing
    value-added products, services and solutions to the marketplace. She has been
    instrumental in guiding Ricoh’s Printing Solutions Division, a feat that has won
    her many accolades and has enabled Ricoh to continue its reputation for offering
    dependable, productive office solutions.

  • List the URLs (web addresses) of any online news stories, press releases, or other documents that you would like the judges to see that support your entry. IMPORTANT: List each URL on a separate line, begin each URL with http://, and enclose each URL in square brackets. For example, [http://www.yourcompany.com/pressrelease.html]:

    CMP "50 Most Powerful Women" 2007 --
    http://www.ricoh-usa.com/about/press/releases.asp?id=406
    CMP "Top Channel Executive" 2007 & Five Start Partner --
    http://www.ricoh-usa.com/about/press/releases.asp?id=365
    American Red Cross Gala April 2007 --
    http://www.ricoh-usa.com/about/press/releases.asp?id=369
    Ingram Micro "Award for Excellence" --
    http://www.ricoh-usa.com/about/press/releases.asp?id=333
    Channel Vision Awards --
    http://www.ricoh-usa.com/about/press/releases.asp?id=387
    VARBusiness Annual Report Card 2006 --
    http://www.ricoh-usa.com/about/press/releases.asp?id=313

  • Provide a brief biography of the nominated executive (up to 100 words):

    Ann Moser is senior vice president, Printing Solutions Division, Ricoh Americas
    Corporation, a leading global provider of digital printing and imaging solutions
    and services. In January 2001, Ann was hired to develop and implement Ricoh’s
    printing solutions strategy and increase the company’s market share. She
    focuses on growing sales in the IT channel by providing reseller partners and
    customers with a suite of quality printers, scanners and entry-level MFPs.

    Ann has more than 25 years experience in the sales/marketing of personal
    computers, printers and other peripheral products/solutions. Ann holds a
    bachelor’s degree in education from Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.