Five Ingram Micro Executives Recognized as "Top Women of the Channel" by CRN Magazine

SANTA ANA, CA--(Marketwired - Jun 28, 2013) - Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), the world's largest wholesale technology distributor and a global leader in IT supply-chain, mobile device lifecycle services and logistics solutions, today announced that five members of its North American executive leadership team have been recognized by CRN Magazine as "Top Women of the Channel." The Ingram Micro executives honored by CRN in this year's 10^th annual listing include:

• Jennifer Anaya, vice president, Marketing, North America
• Renee Bergeron, vice president, Managed Services and Cloud Computing, North America
• Holly Garcia, executive director, Strategic VAR, Commercial Markets Division, U.S.
• Jodi Honore, executive director, Vendor Management, Commercial Markets Division, U.S.
• Susan O'Sullivan, executive director, Commercial VAR, Commercial Markets Division, U.S.

Ingram Micro's Anaya and Bergeron were also named as "Power 100" Women of the Channel, an elite subset of the overall list that recognizes executives for their extraordinary impact and achievements within their respective companies and throughout the overall industry. This is the third consecutive year that Bergeron has been named to the Power 100 list and the second year in a row for Anaya.

Both Honore and Garcia have previously earned Top Women of the Channel recognition. Honore has been selected to the list five consecutive years and Garcia has been recognized for her accomplishments by CRN each of the past three years. This year marks the first time O'Sullivan was honored by CRN.

"These five executives are driven to succeed and bring a wealth of value and insight to Ingram Micro and our channel partners, while also playing an important role in influencing other women who are considering business technology as a career path," says Paul Bay, senior executive vice president and president, Ingram Micro North America. "We're extremely proud to see CRN single out these five Ingram Micro executives and honor them for their ongoing contributions to the IT industry."

Each year the Top Women of the Channel and Power 100 Women of the Channel honorees are selected by the editors of CRN from a field of applications and nominations from vendor channel organizations, distributors and solution providers.

"We are pleased to shine a spotlight on the most influential and powerful women working in the channel today," says Robert Faletra, CEO, UBM Tech Channel. "Offering this distinction further extends our ongoing commitment to the women of the channel by highlighting their accomplishments, sharing best practices and connecting powerful women in a forum designed to educate, inspire and advance the channel community." 

The Women of the Channel listing is featured in the June issue of CRN and expanded coverage of the Power 100 will be featured online at www.crn.com.

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About Ingram Micro Inc.
Ingram Micro is the world's largest wholesale technology distributor and a global leader in IT supply-chain, mobile device lifecycle services and logistics solutions. 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 mobile solutions, technical support, financial services and product aggregation and distribution. The company is the only global broad-based IT distributor, serving approximately 160 countries on six continents with the world's most comprehensive portfolio of IT products and services. Visit www.ingrammicro.com.