| Company | Acer America |
| Channel Chief | Mark Hill |
| Title | VP, U.S. Sales |
| Years of Channel Management Experience | 10 |
| Number of Channel Employees (U.S. or North America) | 20 |
| Higher or Lower Than 2005? | same |
| Systems/Peripherals | X |
| Storage | |
| Networking | |
| Security | |
| Software/Managed Services Platforms | |
| Channel Chief's Boss | Rudi Schmidleithner, President, Acer Pan-America |
| 2006 Accomplishment | Provided a simpler way for channel partners to buy Acer products from distributors |
| VAR Testimonial | Creating a different model in an established channel and market segment is not easy. Mark has led this charge with savvy and determination. He has helped resellers, distributors and others in the channel. --Jonathan Elster, SED International |
| Support/Programs for MSPs? | NA |
| Percent of Revenue Driven by U.S./N.A. Channel? | 100% |
| Year-over-year Change 2005 to 2006 | same |
| Number of U.S. or N.A. Channel Partners | 9,500 |
| Higher or Lower Than 2005? | same |
| Recruiting New Channel Partners? Y/N | Y |
| How Many and What Type? | no formal recruiting, always open to applicants |
| Partner portal URL |
http://connect.acer-euro.com |
| Channel contact | Partner registration available via Acer Connect |
