MITSUMI Distribution, one of the largest technology and consumer electronics distributors in Africa, won the ICT Distributor of the Year award at this year’s CIO 100 Annual Symposium and Awards Competition held in Kigali, Rwanda.

The gala dinner, which was graced by Rwanda’s Permanent Secretary for youth and ICT Rosemary Mbabazi, brought together leading CIOs from the technology sector, logistics, telecommunications, retail, business information, and financial services.

Receiving the award, Mitsumi managing director Mitesh Shah said business technology leadership plays an integral role in enhancing the growth of organizations. “We feel proud and more encouraged to be recognised for this prestigious award which will go a long way to explain our passion for excellence in distribution,” he said.

He also mentioned that the firm’s long history in Africa has convinced them to diversify the business model and add value to partners. Mitsumi’s regional geographical coverage and extensive customer base makes the group the largest and fastest growing distributor in Africa.

Hosted in other countries such as the US, Canada, Sweden, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam and Hungary, the CIO100 Annual Awards are a global recognition excellence in enterprise IT. CIO 100 Annual Awards is among the top 10 most influential corporate events in Africa.

The forum’s aim was to enable participants to assess changing technological landscape and future impact on organisations.