please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article includes a list of references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . september 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message ingram micro inc. type public subsidiary traded as nyse im industry electronics founded 1979 headquarters irvine ca key people dale laurance chairman alain moni ceo william humes cfo products computer hardware software services logistics revenue us 42.6 billion 2013 net income us 452.7 million 2012 number of employees 27 700 subsidiaries avad website www.ingrammicro.com ingram micro is an american electronics company and information technology distributor . it is the world s largest wholesale technology products distributor . ingram micro distributes and markets a large variety of electronics which it sources from manufacturers such as acer inc. apple cisco hewlett packard hp ibm lenovo microsoft samsung and others . the company ranks 62nd in the 2015 fortune 500 . it is headquartered in irvine california . in february 2016 a definitive merger agreement was announced under which the hna group will acquire ingram micro in an all cash transaction with an equity value of approximately 6 billion . 1 contents 1 history 2 notable employees 3 references 4 external links history edit softeurop logo 1989 in 1989 ingram micro then called ingram micro d was 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 s first foray outside the united states other than a few ingram industries subsidiaries . the company embarked on an active merge acquisitions and foundation strategy in the european market . citation needed 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 . citation needed the shared services center in manila philippines began operations in may 2009 . 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 . citation needed other ventures in 2014 included entry into cloud computing or software platform and infrastructure as a service . 2 in june 2014 ingram micro changed their logo and introduced a new tagline ingram micro helps businesses realize the promise of technology . 3 in december 2015 ingram micro acquired odin service automation platform from parallels 4 for 163.9 mln . 5 in february 2016 ingram micro was acquired by chinese a stock listed company tianjin tianhai investment a subsidiary of haikou china based hna group for 6 billion . it was reported at the time that alain moni ingram s chief executive would remain in place . 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 . 1 notable employees edit former u.s. congressman chris lee once worked at ingram micro . 6 references edit a b ingram micro sold to chinese company for 6 billion . nytimes.com . 2016 02 18 . retrieved 2016 02 18 . spring tom . ingram micro ups cloud ante adds partnerships channel enhancements hosted services . crn . retrieved 28 april 2014 . new logo for ingram micro . ocbj.com . 2014 06 23 . retrieved 2016 02 18 . ingram micro completes acquisition of odin service automation platform and associated technologies solidifying leadership position in the cloud . prnewswire.com . 2015 12 21 . retrieved 2016 08 02 . ingram micro annual 10k report for the fiscal year ending jan 2 2016 ; note 4 acquisitions goodwill and intangible assets . sec.gov . 2016 02 25 . retrieved 2016 08 02 . chris lee admits to mistake that led to firing frorm sic job in 1989 . thebatavian.com . 2008 11 01 . retrieved 2016 02 18 . external links edit los angeles portal companies portal ingram micro yahoo ingram micro inc. company profile google plans 2015 project ara launch in puerto rico partnering with ingram micro openmobile and claro . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ingram micro & oldid 743727564 categories computer companies of the united stateselectronics companies of the united statesmanufacturing companies based in californiasoftware companies based in californiatechnology companies based in the greater los angeles areacompanies based in santa ana californiacomputer companies established in 1979electronics companies established in 19791979 establishments in californiaingram familycompanies listed on the new york stock exchangehidden categories articles lacking in text citations from september 2012all articles lacking in text citationsarticles needing additional references from may 2014all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from february 2016articles with unsourced statements from april 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch fran aisbahasa indonesianederlands edit links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 22 37 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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