Ingram Micro CIO to Assume Expanded Role as CTO Retires

From Company SANTA ANA, Calif. (PROTEXT) - Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM),the world's largest provider of technology products and servicesto resellers and vendors, today announced that its chiefinformation officer will assume the added responsibility ofleading its worldwide information-technology initiatives as itschief technology officer retires from the company. Richard J. Kish, senior vice president, Ingram Micro and CIO,now leads Ingram Micro's worldwide IT department and thecompany's IT infrastructure and systems development. He willretain accountability for defining and further developing IngramMicro's business applications and electronic-commerce solutionsas co-chair with Ingram Micro Worldwide Marketing Vice PresidentGuy Abramo of the eSolutions Group. This strategic business unitprovides resellers and vendor partners with the latest suite ofelectronic business applications to compete successfully in themarketplace. Kish joined the company in December 1997 from Barnesand Noble Inc., where he served as vice president and CIO andlaunched the company's highly successful e-commerce Web site. David M. Carlson, senior vice president, Ingram Micro and CTO,has retired from an active management role in the company.Carlson joined Ingram Micro in February 1997. Jerre L. Stead, Ingram Micro chairman and chief executiveofficer said, "Dave did an excellent job integrating our corebusiness system, IMpulse, to many of our new Ingram Microlocations and developing the many new systems we use today." Stead added, "One of our most important competitive assets isIMpulse, the unified system we use worldwide to drive businessconnections with our customers and vendor partners. Rick willhead our ongoing efforts of global systems leadership." About Ingram Micro Inc. Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), headquartered in Santa Ana,Calif., is the world's largest wholesale provider of technologyproducts and services, and is a leader in assembly andintegration services with sales of $23.6 billion for the pastfour reported quarters. The company and its subsidiaries operatein 33 countries and distribute more than 225,000 products to morethan 140,000 resellers in 130 countries. Ingram Micro can befound at www.ingrammicro.com. Ingram Micro is a trademark used under license by Ingram MicroInc. All other logos, brand names and product names aretrademarks of their respective companies. ots Original TextService: Ingram Micro Inc. Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.deContact: Cara Stewart, Media Relations of Ingram Micro Inc., 714-382-1404, cara.stewart@ingrammicro.com

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