SANTA ANA, Calif., June 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingram Micro
Inc. (NYSE: IM), the world's largest wholesale technology
distributor and a global leader in supply-chain and mobile device
lifecycle services, today announced that its board of directors
elected David Barnes, chief information officer and senior
vice president for United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) and
Carol Mills, executive chairman and
development consultant for Xactly Corporation, to each serve as
independent directors. Additionally, Barnes has been appointed to
serve on the information technology and audit committees and Mills
has been appointed to serve on the human resource and information
technology committees. The board elections and committee
appointments are all effective June
4, 2014. The election of Barnes and Mills increases
the Ingram Micro board of directors from 9 to 11.
"We welcome Dave and Carol to the board," said Dale R. Laurance, chairman of the board, Ingram
Micro Inc. "Each brings to the board valuable hands-on experience
in different areas of technology and services that is directly
applicable to Ingram Micro's business and strategic direction. We
appreciate Dave and Carol's willingness to serve as directors and
look forward to benefitting from their judgment and counsel."
Barnes, 58, currently serves as chief information and global
business services officer for UPS, a role he has held since 2005.
He is responsible for all aspects of UPS technology used to serve
more than 220 countries and territories around the world. Under his
leadership, UPS has invested more than $1
billion each year in technology. Barnes also chairs the UPS
Information Technology Governance Committee, which is responsible
for the direction of UPS technology investments, ensuring they stay
aligned with the company's business vision and strategy. Prior to
being named CIO, Barnes was UPS's vice president, application
portfolios, where he oversaw global technology solution development
for customer technology, sales and marketing, package delivery
operations, and multi-modal transportation.. Barnes joined UPS in
1977, progressing quickly through increasingly important roles in
industrial engineering, finance and information systems.
Barnes graduated from the University of
Missouri, St. Louis, with a bachelor's degree in business
administration.
Mills, 60, brings more than 30 years of experience in the
enterprise software and technology sector to the Ingram Micro
board. She current serves as executive chairman and development
consultant for Xactly Corporation, a cloud-based incentive
compensation and performance management solutions company.
Mills is also a member of the board of directors for
publically-traded Alaska Communications, a leading provider of
advanced broadband solutions for businesses and consumers in
Alaska, and for privately-held
WhiteHat Security, a cloud-based web application security company.
Previously, Mills served on the boards of Adobe Systems, Blue Coat
Systems and Tekelec Corporation. Prior to these roles she served in
senior executive leadership roles at Juniper Networks, Acta
Technology and Hewlett-Packard. She holds a master's in business
administration from Harvard University
and Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Smith College.
About Ingram Micro Inc.
Ingram Micro is the world's largest wholesale technology
distributor and a global leader in IT supply-chain and mobile
device lifecycle services. As a vital link in the technology value
chain, Ingram Microcreates 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 170 countries on six continents
with the world's most comprehensive portfolio of IT products and
services. Visit IngramMicro.com.
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