‘Wings of Glory’ was rewarded to acknowledge those partners who achieved 100% target over a period of six months (July 2012 - December 2012). It is the most premier partner incentive trip planned by Canon each year, to felicitate the company's gold and platinum partners and top performers.
Sharing his thoughts on the concept, Mr. Kazutada Kobayashi, CEO & President, Canon India said, “Canon India attained a growth of 21% over 2011 and closed the last financial year with Rs.1, 850crores turnover. Our success is the result of unrelenting team work, perseverance and resilience. The support of our partners has immensely contributed to Canon’s aggressive growth path in India. ‘Wings of Glory’ is one of Canon’s annual properties that focus on the growth and business benefits of the company’s esteemed partners. This concept has been well accepted by the partners and the experience is being rated as the best in the industry.”
'Wings of Glory' has motivated partners to continuously better their performance and raise the bar for a better quality performance. The thrilling rewards also strengthens Canon’s bond with them and helps recognize their efforts.
Commenting on the purpose behind organizing this event, Dr. Alok Bharadwaj, Executive Vice President, Canon India said, “At Canon, we firmly believe in positioning the partners as one of the biggest differentiators. The goal of this unique program is to felicitate and strengthen the relationship between Canon and its partners in a unique out of office environment. We also invited spouses to join the family in contributing for high growth of Canon. Completing a stupendous decade of achievements, the Wings of Glory is a much awaited platform that binds the Canon India family together.”
A total of 7 officials from Canon including the CEO, Executive Vice President and the divisional heads were a part of this tour and had individual sessions with respective channel partners on one of the days during the trip.
About Canon Inc.
Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leader in the fields of professional and consumer imaging equipment and information systems. Canon’s extensive range of products includes copying machines, inkjet and laser printers, cameras, video equipment, medical equipment and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment. Originally established in 1937 as Precision Optical Industry, Co., Ltd., a camera manufacturer, Canon has successfully diversified and globalized to become a worldwide industry leader in professional and consumer imaging systems and solutions. With over 200,000 employees worldwide, Canon has manufacturing and marketing subsidiaries in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania; and a global R&D network with companies based in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. Canon’s consolidated net sales for fiscal 2011 (ended December 31, 2011) totalled $45.6 billion (at an exchange rate of 78=US$1). Visit the Canon Inc. website at: www.canon.com
Canon in India
Canon India achieved a revenue of Rs. 1850 crore in 2012 which is 21% growth over last year. Canon focuses on multiple market segments of consumer, SME, B2B, Government & Commercial. Canon’s product portfolio extends over a vast variety such as copier MFDs, fax-machines, printers, scanners, All-in-ones, digital cameras, DSLR, Cinematic imaging products, camcorders, cable ID printers and card printers.
Canon India Pvt. Ltd. is a 100% subsidiary of Canon Singapore Pvt. Ltd., a world leader in imaging technologies. Set up in 1997, Canon India markets over 140 comprehensive range of sophisticated contemporary digital imaging. The company today has offices in 10 cities, warehouses in 13 cities across India and employs over 1100 people. Canon has approximately 400 primary channel partners, 14 National Retail Chain partners, and over 6000 secondary retail points. Canon has over 100 own retail stores called the Canon Image Square across 51 cities in the country. Canon’s service reach extends to over 2800 towns with over 200 service engineers, 7 Canon owned service centers and 37 Canon Care Centers. Visit the Canon India website at: www.canon.co.in