Ingram Industries

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.

Ingram Industries

Company type	Private
Founded	1978[1]
Founder	E. Bronson Ingram II[1]
Headquarters	Belle Meade, Tennessee[2][3] , United States
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's Bruce R. Birmingham (on right, behind M/V Mississippi)

History

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]

Subsidiaries

Ingram Industries includes Ingram Barge Company, Ingram Content Group, and Ingram Entertainment.^[1][9]