Ingram Micro

Ingram Micro is an American distributor of information technology products and services. The company is based in Irvine, California, U.S. and has operations around the world. Founded as Micro D, Inc in 1979 in California by Geza Czige and Lorraine Meccathe, the company has grown significantly due to acquisitions and expansions into new markets.

History
Ingram Micro's origins trace back to the founding of distributor Micro D, Inc. in July 1979 by husband and wife team, Geza Czige and Lorraine Mecca, who were both teachers. The company started in Southern California and in its first year of business achieved approximately $3.5 million in sales.

After acquiring the remaining publicly traded shares of Micro D in 1989, Ingram Industries merged these two former competitors to create the microcomputer industry's first $1 billion computer products wholesale distribution company, renaming it Ingram Micro D.

In August 1993, Ingram Micro Belgium acquired Zaventem Electronic Dealer Distribution (Zedd) and much of its assets, including the right to distribute Hewlett-Packard products.

In 1996, Ingram Micro became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange, with revenues exceeding $12 billion.

In July 2005 Ingram Micro purchased AVAD, LLC, a wholesale distributor for home automation and A/V gear. It sold this subsidiary in July 2016.

The Shared Services Center in Manila, Philippines, began operations in May 2009, followed by another in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2012.

Ingram Micro built a presence in areas adjacent to its traditional distribution business, including enterprise computing, automatic identification and data capture (AIDC); point-of-sale (POS); managed, professional and warranty maintenance services; mobility; physical security; and consumer electronics.

Other ventures in 2014 included entry into cloud computing, or software-, platform- and infrastructure-as-a-service.

In June 2014, Ingram Micro changed their logo and introduced a new tagline: "Ingram Micro helps businesses realize the promise of technology".

In December 2015, Ingram Micro acquired Odin Service Automation platform from Parallels for $163.9 million.

In February 2016, Ingram Micro announced its agreement to be acquired by the Chinese company Tianjin Tianhai Investment, an associate company of mega-conglomerate HNA Group, for $6 billion; upon completion, Ingram Micro would become part of Tianjin Tianhai Investment and therefore a subsidiary of HNA Group. It was reported at the time that Alain Monié, Ingram's chief executive, would remain in place. HNA Group director Tan Xiangdong was elected onto the 7-man board of directors of Ingram Micro. The transaction reportedly made Ingram the biggest revenue generator for HNA Group. The strategic reason for the transaction was to better reach "business opportunities in emerging markets, which have higher growth rates and better profitability." HNA Group's logistics and its presence in China was intended to help Ingram's growth. The acquisition was completed in December 2016.

Ingram Micro acquired Comms-care, an IT support provider, in May 2016.

In October 2017, Ingram Micro partnered with DocuSign. In December 2017, Ingram Micro acquired Cloud Harmonics, expanding its cyber security capabilities. In May 2018, Ingram Micro formed CloudBlue.

In December 2020, Platinum Equity announced its intent to acquire Ingram Micro from HNA Technology Co. in an all-cash transaction with an equity value of approximately US$7.2 billion. The transaction completed in July 2021.

In December 2021, CEVA Logistics, a subsidiary of CMA CGM, announced plans to buy Ingram Micro CLS; Ingram's Third Party Logistics arm.

In May 2022, Ingram Micro previewed its digital experience platform ecosystem known as Ingram Micro Xvantage™. In September 2022, Ingram Micro introduced Ingram Micro Xvantage in two of its largest countries—the United States and Germany.

Notable employees
Former U.S. Congressman Chris Lee once worked at Ingram Micro.

Bülent Ural, who currently works as a sales consultant for Ingram Micro's German branch, was a member of the German-Turkish musical group Sürpriz, which represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1999.