Ingram Micro's Jodi Honore Named One of the Top Women in the Channel

High Profile Distribution Executive Recognized by Everything Channel's CRN Magazine for Her Ongoing Channel Leadership and Vendor Management Expertise

SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM) today announced Vice President of Vendor Management Jodi Honore has been recognized by Everything Channel's CRN Magazine as one of the Top 100 Women in the Channel. The Top 100 Women in the Channel were chosen by the editors of the magazine based on their achievements as executives and the amount of influence they wield over the technology channel.

With more than twenty eight years of experience in the IT channel, Jodi Honore is credited with growing Ingram Micro's U.S. software vendor portfolio into one of the distributor's strongest and most successful technology categories. Throughout her nine year career at Ingram Micro, Jodi and her team have negotiated several vendor exclusive relationships including in demand vendors Citrix, CA Onsite, Google and Websense.

"Under Jodi's leadership, the Ingram Micro software vendor management team has earned an impressive vendor portfolio that quickly sets us apart in the IT industry and makes us all the more valuable to our channel partners," says Keith Bradley, president, Ingram Micro North America. "Congratulations to Jodi and her entire team for their continued pursuit of excellence and ability to out execute the competition and bring to market the software our partners are asking for."

"We are very pleased to see women executives reaching the highest levels in a wide range of dynamic companies. It is with great pleasure that we honor the women that have made a profound impact in the technology marketplace. We offer our congratulations to all of the women included on our list for their significant contributions to our industry," says Robert C. DeMarzo, senior vice president and editorial director, Everything Channel.

A special feature of the Top 100 Women of the Channel was included in the August issue of CRN Magazine. Expanded coverage can be found online at www.channelweb.com.

About Everything Channel (www.everythingchannel.com, www.channelweb.com)

Everything Channel is the one-stop shop for managing and accelerating technology sales. From branding and recruiting to marketing and sales, Everything Channel offers technology marketers the unmatched breadth and depth of global brands and market intelligence combined with unparalleled audience loyalty and credibility serving all technology sales channels through an extensive database. Everything Channel provides innovative field sales and marketing solutions to arm the sellers of technology with the resources they need to achieve measurable and significant results.

About Ingram Micro Inc.

As a vital link in the technology value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through unique marketing programs, outsourced logistics services, technical support, financial services, and product aggregation and distribution. The company serves 150 countries and is the only broad-based global IT distributor with operations in Asia. Visit http://www.ingrammicro.com.

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