Gianfranco Lanci on smartphones
- posted by Michael Walsh on March 23rd, 2010
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It’s not every morning you get to sit down with Gianfranco Lanci before he has breakfast and grill him on the subject of smartphones but that’s exactly what Michelle Caruso-Cabrera from CNBC did when she met up with him at the closing ceremony of the Vancouver Olympic Games on her way to the CTIA Wireless [...]
The 2009 Global Press Conference
- posted by Michael Walsh on October 16th, 2009
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You see it just wasn’t gonna happen…
It’d be great to have enough time to actually see some of the events you help create but while the senior management were strutting their stuff and answering some very intelligent questions form the journalists in London last week, I was busy putting the finishing touches to no fewer than 9 different projects.
But for those of you (like me) who didn’t make it, and want to know what was said, here’s a selection of videos I’ve just been pointed to.
Oh, and FWIW I still have those 9 projects on my desk…
Lanci among the 25 Most Influential People in Mobile Tech
- posted by Michael Walsh on July 9th, 2009
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OK, this is beginning to resemble a corporate broadcast outpost and as I’m a little uncomfortable with that title, this will be the last post of this kind for a while. Maybe.
Particularly as it comes immediately after my last piece on Gianfranco Lanci.
Anyway, today’s accolade comes from the “leading mobile-technology magazine” Laptop Mag which has [...]
“Acer just came from nowhere…!”
- posted by Michael Walsh on July 7th, 2009
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On 27 June, the New York Times published a very interesting article on the rise and rise of Acer.
The article focuses on the man of the moment, Gianfranco Lanci, who I’ve had the privilege of working with for over ten years. One of the most fascinating things about Gianfranco is just how down-to-earth the man is. And also how funny. I’ve been at conferences until 2 or 3 in the morning the night before the main event writing and re-writing management presentations and at that hour he’s the only guy in the room with enough energy to crack a few jokes.
0.1%
- posted by Michael Walsh on April 28th, 2009
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Hands up… How many of you laughed when Gianfranco Lanci said Acer would soon become the world’s second-biggest PC brand? It’s OK. I’m sure many people inside Acer thought the same, although they wouldn’t if they’d actually met the guy.
There’s an interesting article published on 15th April by Gartner that shows just how close we are to reaching that goal.
“Dell and Acer finished the quarter in a virtual tie for the No. 2 position in the worldwide PC market; they are separated by just 0.1 percent points”
Update on London Kick Off
- posted by Michael Walsh on January 17th, 2009
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Just a quick update on the Acer Kick Off for those of you who don’t follow my Twitter updates.
I’m only here for the morning session but already there have been some pretty amazing announcements.
Acer announces new senior management roles
- posted by Michael Walsh on June 13th, 2008
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This just in from Acer HQ.
May I be one of the first to offer my congratulations to Gianfranco Lanci and continued thanks to JT Wang.
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