24 September 2024
Under the Radar: Lenovo’s APAC President on how AI PCs would be the boost for the global PC industry, and its plan to gain a foothold in the space
Today we’re going to catch up with one of our earlier guests who is said to operate a global technology powerhouse with a revenue of US$57 billion.
You might have guessed it by now, yes we’re speaking to electronics maker and IT services provider Lenovo.
To recap, the firm delivers a portfolio of PCs and tablets, monitors, accessories, smart home and collaboration solutions, as well as smart infrastructure data centre solutions around the world.
It has since 1995 shipped over half a billion PCs, and makes three devices every second.
More recently, Lenovo Group had in August revealed that net income grew 38 per cent to US$243 million in the three months ended June, beating estimates amid growing demand for computer hardware and data centres and as companies double down on artificial intelligence spending.
But how does the firm assess demand for its latest performance? How far will generative AI give the recovering computing industry a shot in the arm?
Speaking of generative AI, Lenovo had in September 2024 unveiled its latest advancements at Lenovo Innovation World 2024 in Berlin, where it launched a series of artificial intelligence PC devices powered by processors from Intel, Advanced Micro Devices and Qualcomm.
But how would the firm assess its relationship with the semiconductor makers and big tech firms, and how does the company assess its market position in the PC and technology space in the AI Era?
On Under the Radar, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions to Amar Babu, President, Lenovo Asia Pacific.

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