Analyst Profile Detailed
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Claudio Checchia
Research Manager, Asia/Pacific Consumer Research
Team:
Asia/Pacific Personal Computing Team
Consumer Markets
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Claudio Checchia is Research Manager of IDC's Asia/Pacific Consumer Devices and Services program, which tracks emerging markets and trends in gaming, digital audio, digital television, set-top boxes, DVRs, TV services, DVD, online consumer behavior, home networking, and more. Included in these services are forecasts of these technologies based on unit shipments, revenues, and average selling price, as well as vendor analysis on market positioning and segment trends.
As the program manager, Mr. Checchia is responsible for establishing and defining research initiatives, and advising his clients on a variety of industry trends and developments within these services, in addition to writing analysis for the services.
Prior to moving to IDC's Singapore office, Mr. Checchia was with IDC's U.S. Peripherals Group for nearly six years, where he managed the Worldwide Quarterly Printer Tracker and the Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker. He worked on the development of these programs, which track the printer and multifunction markets by quarter on a regional basis.
Prior to joining IDC, Mr. Checchia was a senior analyst for a London-based European IT market research company for three years. He was responsible for covering the Italian printer market and launched a price tracking printer service in Poland and Russia. He was also responsible for launching a sales tracking service in Italy in the corporate and distribution channels.
Mr. Checchia has a BA in translation science (English and Russian) from the University of Trieste, Italy. He also holds an MA in contemporary Russian studies from SSEES, University of London.
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