Company type | Private |
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Founded | 1978 [1] |
Founder | E. Bronson Ingram II [1] |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Orrin H. Ingram II (CEO) [1] |
Revenue | US$2.12 billion (2014) [1] |
Owner | Ingram family |
Number of employees | 5,000 [1] |
Ingram Industries is a manufacturing company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The company consists of diversified businesses in marine transportation aggregate supply, book distribution, print on demand book manufacturing, management and distribution services. [4] Ingram's businesses are divided into two units: Ingram Marine Group and Ingram Content Group.
The company was founded by E. Bronson Ingram II in 1978. [1] It is headquartered at One Belle Meade Place, in Belle Meade, West Nashville. [2] [3] [5]
Its chief executive officer is Orrin H. Ingram II. [1] [6]
In 1989, Micro D, a wholesaler of personal computer products, agreed to be acquired by Ingram Industries in a $43.9-million deal. [7] It evolved into Ingram Micro.
In 2002, Ingram Industries acquired Midland Enterprises, a company that owns 2,300 barges and 80 towboats. Ingram made the acquisition for $230 million and assumed $135 million of debt as a result. [8]
Ingram Industries includes Ingram Barge Company, Ingram Content Group, and Ingram Entertainment. [1] [9]
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