SANTA ANA, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ingram Micro
Inc. (NYSE: IM), the world's largest technology distributor and
supply-chain services provider, is strengthening its focus on
emerging technologies, global marketing opportunities and corporate
social responsibility with adjustments to its worldwide executive
team, the company announced today.
Sam Kamel is joining the company
on October 25, 2010, as senior vice
president, corporate strategy, with responsibility for planning,
market analysis and business development, with particular emphasis
on emerging technologies and adjacency opportunities. He will
report to Greg Spierkel, chief executive officer, and become a
member of the company's worldwide executive team and officer of the
corporation.
Kamel assumes the strategy responsibilities from Ria Carlson, who will be adding global branding
and corporate social responsibility to her ongoing corporate
communications and investor relations responsibilities. She
will continue to be a corporate officer and member of the worldwide
executive team with the new title of senior vice president,
communications and brand management.
"Our strategic priority is driving profitable growth through
solid business development and distinct marketplace advantage,"
said Spierkel. "We've diversified the business through
organic growth and acquisitions in higher-margin adjacency areas
such as logistics, data capture/point-of-sale, data center
solutions and managed services, and are building capabilities in
cloud-based solutions and other new opportunities. These
areas require greater technology expertise and new approaches to
marketing and branding. At the same time, we have established
a leadership position in the area of corporate social
responsibility as many of our vendors and customers prefer partners
with a commitment to sustainability and strong governance.
Ria successfully launched marketing and social responsibility
programs earlier this year, and now she will be able to expand
those initiatives throughout the world. Sam's impressive
background in business development and emerging technologies at a
variety of companies will bring a fresh perspective to our efforts,
marrying strategic planning with front-line execution. We're
pleased to welcome Sam to the team."
Kamel joins Ingram Micro from Fox Networks Group, where he was
senior vice president of strategic business development.
Previously, he spent four years at Microsoft Corporation,
first as a senior director of business development for the
Information Worker Group then as general manager of business
operations for Microsoft International. He also held general
management and corporate development positions at various
technology-related companies, including E-LOAN, Autodesk and
Netscape, and was an associate at McKinsey & Company.
Kamel began his career as a lieutenant in the United States Navy.
"I look forward to helping Ingram Micro gain greater traction on
its strategic initiatives, such as cloud computing solutions, and
build on its strength in growing adjacent markets," said Kamel.
"I'm impressed with the company's commitment to innovation
and market leadership; it embraces change and actively brings new
ideas to market. I plan to fully apply that philosophy to new
markets, taking advantage of Ingram Micro's extensive global
breadth and operational depth."
Kamel earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical
engineering from Cornell University and
an MBA from Harvard University.
He currently lives in the Los
Angeles area.
About Ingram Micro Inc.
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
services, technical support, financial services, and product
aggregation and distribution. The company serves more than
150 countries and is the only global broad-based IT distributor
with operations in Asia.
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