Douglas R. Antone Promoted to Executive Vice President of Ingram Micro Inc.
SANTA ANA, Calif., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM)
, the world's leading wholesale distributor of technology products and services, today announced the promotion of Douglas R. Antone, 45, from senior vice president, marketing U.S. and president, Ingram Alliance, to executive vice president and president of Frameworks, Total Integration Services(TM). He will be based in Santa Ana, Calif. and will report to Ingram Micro's worldwide president and chief operating officer, Jeffrey R. Rodek. The promotion is effective immediately.
Antone will assume global management responsibility for Frameworks, Total Integration Services(TM), the company's worldwide channel assembly and configuration initiative that delivers customized, fully tested systems to resellers. He will oversee sales, marketing, finance and the management of key business relationships associated with Frameworks. In addition, he will continue to hold executive responsibility for relations with the company's three largest global vendors: Compaq Computer, Hewlett-Packard and IBM.
The company's Frameworks efforts are expanding rapidly due to the opening of two of its global integration centers and the recently announced alliance with Solectron, which will ultimately increase the number of global integration facilities to 11. Edward F. Pensel, 45, senior vice president, global configuration operations, will now focus exclusively on reducing costs and time in the supply chain through the creation and implementation of the company's worldwide assembly and related systems. Pensel will report to Antone.
Jeffrey R. Rodek, worldwide president and chief operating officer of Ingram Micro, said, "We are excited that Doug will lead this strategic global initiative. He has driven the success of Ingram Alliance, which launched Ingram Micro into the systems business. In his new role, he will be able to strengthen and expand the crucial relationships he has built with our key vendor and customer partners while managing our comprehensive channel assembly services around the world."
Antone joined the company in 1994 as senior vice president and president, Ingram Alliance. In 1997, he also took responsibility for the U.S. marketing organization, which will be managed temporarily by Sanat K. Dutta, Ingram Micro's U.S. president. Prior to joining Ingram Micro, he served as senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing for Borland International for seven years.
Antone holds a bachelor-of-science degree in business marketing from Oregon State University.
About Frameworks, Total Integration Services(TM)
Frameworks, Total Integration Services(TM), Ingram Micro's worldwide channel assembly and configuration initiative, delivers customized, fully- tested systems to resellers. Earlier this month, Ingram Micro announced its alliance with Solectron Corporation, which greatly accelerates and expands Ingram Micro's channel assembly capabilities to 11 integration facilities worldwide. Ingram Micro launched Frameworks in July 1997 in an effort to offer enhanced integration services in support of Acer, Compaq, Digital, HP, IBM and other major brands.
About Ingram Micro Inc.
Ingram Micro Inc., headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., is the world's leading wholesale distributor of technology products and services, and a leading provider of assembly and integration services, with 1997 sales of more than $16.5 billion. The company and its affiliates operate in 31 countries and distribute more than 145,000 products to more than 100,000 resellers in 120 countries. Ingram Micro can be found at http://www.ingrammicro.com/.
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