Ingram Micro
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Traded as | NYSE: IM |
| Industry | Electronics |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | Santa Ana, CA |
| Key people |
Dale Laurance, Chairman Alain Monie, CEO William Humes, CFO |
| Products | Computer hardware, software, services, logistics |
| Revenue |
 US$ 35.6 billion (2012) |
| Net income |
US$ 452.7 million(2012) |
| Employees | 15,022 |
| Subsidiaries | AVAD |
| Website | www.ingrammicro.com |
Ingram Micro, Inc. (NYSE: IM) is an American electronics company and information technology distributor.
Overview
Ingram Micro Inc., a Fortune 100 company, is the world’s largest wholesale technology distributor and a global leader in IT supply-chain, mobile device lifecycle services. We distribute and market a large variety of technology and mobility products from leading companies, such as Acer, Apple, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard (“HP”), IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, Samsung and many others.
As a vital link in the technology value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through unique marketing programs, outsourced logistics and mobility solutions, technical support, financial services and product aggregation and distribution.
Since its beginnings in 1979, Ingram Micro has connected technology solution providers with vendors worldwide, identifying markets and technologies that shape the IT industry. Today, Ingram Micro remains at the forefront of the global technology marketplace, bringing the latest products and services to market and finding new ways to bring value to its customers.
The company supports global operations through an extensive sales and distribution network throughout North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific:
Local sales offices and/or representatives in 37 countries 119 distribution centers worldwide Representing more than 1,700 vendors Serving more than 200,000 resellers in approximately 160 countries Providing support through approximately 20,800 world-wide associates The only global broad-based IT distributor with significant Asia-Pacific presence Ingram Micro is a member of the Global Technology Distribution Council. For more information about the GTDC, visit www.gtdc.org.
History
In 1989 Ingram Micro, then "Ingram Micro-D" a subsidiary of the privately owned Ingram Industries group, took over the Belgian Softinvest and its three Softeurop subsidiaries active on the Belgian, the French and the Dutch markets from Brussels, Lille and Utrecht. This was Ingram first footprint in outside the U.S. except for some Ingram Industries subsidiaries. An active merge, acquisitions and foundation strategy then followed to conquer the European market.
In August 1993, Ingram Micro Belgium acquired Zedd, (Zaventem Electronic Dealer Distribution) and much of its assets including the right to distribute the HP line of products.