Ingram Micro Named U.S. Distributor of the Year

For Third Year in a Row, Distributor's Advanced Solutions Organization Recognized for Exceptional Partner Enablement and Specialized Expertise in McAfee Security Solutions

SANTA ANA, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 01/30/15 -- Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM) today announced that for the third consecutive year it has been recognized by McAfee, part of Intel Security, as 2014 U.S. Distributor of the Year.

As U.S. Distributor of the Year, Ingram Micro earned accolades for its outstanding overall performance and for its deep expertise in the full range of McAfee security solutions. Demonstrating its continuing commitment to McAfee, Ingram Micro and its Advanced Solutions organization were also honored for investing in the channel enablement resources that helped mutual partners grow, including implementing a new demo program, assisting with proof of concept, and recruiting and accelerating new partners through the Ingram Micro McAfee MVP program.

"We are delighted to recognize exceptional partners who have not only invested in McAfee security solutions, but also worked diligently to deliver outstanding results by aligning with our Security Connected vision," said Fernando Quintero, vice president of channel sales and operations at Intel Security. "We congratulate Ingram Micro for applying their expertise and putting the right resources in place to fuel our mutual success."

"Ingram Micro continues to invest in our specialized expertise in McAfee security solutions and in providing the industry's best partner enablement tools, which has led to ongoing business growth for our mutual channel partners," says Eric Kohl, executive director, Advanced Solutions, Ingram Micro U.S. "We've established an outstanding working relationship with McAfee and look forward to building upon our mutual success."

Ingram Micro Technical Engineer Honored for Community Service
In addition to being recognized as McAfee U.S. Distributor of the Year, Ingram Micro Technical Solutions Engineer Patrick Smith was honored with the distributor's own North America Award for Community Service Leader of the Year. "We are very proud of Pat for driving the community service initiatives and aligning our efforts with the company's corporate pillar of social responsibility and the many agencies we support. His dedication to providing online safety and security instruction on his own time to students in our community schools, as well as to scout troops and other organizations, is highly commendable," says Susan O'Sullivan, Ingram Micro's Buffalo community leader and executive director, Advanced Solutions in the U.S.

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Released January 30, 2015