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Schneider Electric Announces Global Sponsorship with the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals
Sponsorship delivers professional competency resources to alliance managers across the organization
West Kingston, RI, June 7, 2010 — Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, today announced a Global Sponsorship with the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (ASAP). Established in 1998, ASAP is the only professional membership association dedicated to alliance formation and management. ASAP provides the knowledge, training and community to help strategic alliance professionals advance professionally and is the only organization dedicated to helping businesses of all sizes master the essential art of business collaboration. With over 2,000 members worldwide, ASAP provides a forum to exchange alliance best practices and resources.
“ASAP is the premiere worldwide organization enabling alliance professionals to share information and further refine their discipline to ultimately enhance the bottom line and competitiveness of their organizations,” said Russ Buchanan, Chairman of the ASAP’s Board of Directors and VP of Worldwide Alliances at Xerox. “APC, a subsidiary of Schneider Electric, has been a key contributor to ASAP for a number of years sharing best practices and certifying its alliance professionals. By taking the next step to global sponsorship across its businesses, Schneider Electric is making the right investment in the success of its growing alliances program.”
As a corporate sponsor of ASAP, Schneider Electric alliance managers will receive the benefit of discounted access to ASAP’s core benefits, including:
· Knowledge and resources:
o Monthly best practices bulletins and publications
o Strategic alliance management tools
o Research
· Education and professional development:
o Alliance management certification
o Job Bank accessibility for recruitment of new talent
o Alliance management training
o E-learning
· Networking and community:
o Regional Chapter groups and councils
o Special interest groups
o Global Alliance Summit participation
“Our alliances program here at Schneider Electric is proving to be a strategic differentiator for our organization as we tackle the energy dilemma,” commented Alistair Pim, Vice President of Strategic Alliances, APC by Schneider Electric and ASAP Board Member. “We understand that the challenge requires collaboration and cooperation with other industry leaders, so we have taken the knowledge and skills gained through our association with ASAP and implemented them throughout our organization. Our alliance program has positively impacted sales, marketing, product development and even channel relationships resulting in enhanced solution offerings for our customers.”
“As an ecosystem partner with Schneider Electric, the team at Cisco is pleased to see the investment they are making in alliance excellence,” said Greg Fox, Cisco’s Director of Marketing, Worldwide Partner Organization and ASAP Board Member. “The tools and networking afforded by ASAP will prove invaluable to our team and channel partners as we deliver future joint solutions to the marketplace.”
In addition to Schneider Electric, ASAP’s global sponsors include Boehringer Ingelheim, CA, Cisco, Eli Lilly, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Novartis, P&G, Symantec, The Walt Disney Company, Quintiles, USAA, Warren Company and Xerox.
For more information about Schneider Electric’s alliance solutions, visit www.connectingwithitleaders.com. The Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals can be found at www.strategic-alliances.org.
As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in energy and infrastructure, industrial processes, building automation, and data centers/networks, as well as a broad presence in residential applications. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, and efficient, the company's 100,000+ employees achieved sales of more than $22 billion in 2009, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations “Make the most of their energy”.
www.schneider-electric.us
About APC by Schneider Electric
APC by Schneider Electric, a global leader in critical power and cooling services, provides industry leading hardware, software, and services designed to ensure availability and higher energy efficiency across the residential, business network, data center, and manufacturing environments. Backed by the strength, experience, and wide network of Schneider Electric’s Critical Power & Cooling Services, APC delivers well planned, flawlessly installed and maintained solutions throughout their lifecycle. Through its unparalleled commitment to innovation, APC delivers energy efficient solutions for critical technology and industrial applications.
About ASAP
Founded in 1998, the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (ASAP) is the only global professional membership association that serves alliance management practitioners. ASAP provides knowledge and resources, education and professional development, and a community for networking to alliance professionals at every stage of business collaboration – from partnership formation to alliance management after a deal is signed all the way through to the dissolution of a relationship. ASAP instills the concomitant highly specialized skills of this sophisticated management discipline within individuals and organizations, and provides an internal and external support structure to help members merchandise successes and advance their careers and organizations. More information can be found at www.strategic-alliances.org.
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