Ingram Industries Inc.

1 Belle Meade Place, 4400 Harding Rd.
Nashville, TN 37205-2290 (Map)
Phone: 615-298-8200
Fax: 615-298-8242
http://www.ingrambook.com

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Overview

Ingram Industries is big in books and boats. Ingram Book Group is the largest wholesale book distributor in the US; it ships books, as well as music, DVDs, and videos to retail outlets. It also ships internationally through its Ingram International arm. Ingram Marine Group operates Ingram Barge. The nation's largest inland carrier, Ingram Barge ships grain, ore, and other products via a fleet of about 4,000 barges and more than 130 towboats. The Ingram family, led by chairman Martha (Rivers) Ingram (the matriarch of one of America's wealthiest families), owns and runs Ingram Industries and controls about 20% of the shares of Ingram Micro (a top computer products wholesaler).

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Company Type Private
Fiscal Year-End December
2007 Sales (mil.) £1,051.5 (est.)
1-Year Sales Growth 16.0% (est.)
2007 Employees 5,700
1-Year Employee Growth 9.6%
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Chairman John R. Ingram
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President and CEO; Chairman, Ingram Barge Company Orrin H. Ingram II
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SVP Strategy and Business Development, Lightning Source Larry Brewster
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