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Orrin H. Ingram II (born 1960) is an American businessman and heir.[1] He is the Chief Executive Officer of Ingram Industries, comprising Ingram Marine Group and Ingram Content Group.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] He is also Chairman of Ingram Barge Company.[3][5][6][7][8]
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Biography
Early life
Orrin H. Ingram II was born on July 5, 1960.[1] His late father was E. Bronson Ingram II and his mother is Martha R. Ingram.[1] His brothers are David B. Ingram, CEO of Ingram Entertainment, and John R. Ingram, CEO of Ingram Book Group.[1] His sister is Robin Ingram Patton.[1] He received a B.A. from Vanderbilt University in 1982.[1][3][8]
Career
He started his career at Ingram Materials Company and Ingram Barge Company.[2][4][5][6] He has been the President of Ingram Industries since 1996, and its CEO since 1999.[1][2][3][5][8] He sits on the Boards of eSkye Solutions, Ingram Micro, Ingram Barge Company, SunTrust Banks, Coca-Cola Enterprises, The Krystal Company, FirstBank[disambiguation needed 
], and the United States Chamber of Commerce.[1][2][4][5][6][7][8] He has served on the Strategic Advisory Boards of SunCom and Tennessee Valley Ventures.[6] In July 2011, he sold Ingram Materials Company to Pine Bluff Sand.[9] He has sat on the Boards of the United States Chamber of Commerce and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.[3][6][10]
Polo
He is a former Chairman of the United States Polo Association and the Polo Training Foundation, where he still serves as an Honorary Director.[3][6][8][11] He has organized charity polo games at his RiverView Farm in Franklin, Tennessee.[12] He has played with Adolfo Cambiaso.[13] He is a member of the Nashville Polo Club.[14]
Personal life
He serves on the Board of Directors of Boys & Girls Clubs of America for Middle Tennessee, Nashville Alliance for Public Education, the executive committee of the United Way for Metropolitan Nashville, the Wetlands America Trust Board for Ducks Unlimited.[3][6][8] He is a member of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust, and the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance.[3]
A Republican, he supported George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004, John McCain in 2000 and 2008.[1] He has also supported Fred Thompson, Lindsey Graham, Tom Delay, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, and the National Republican Senatorial Committee.[1]
He is married to Lee Ann Ingram, and has one son, Orrin H. Hank Ingram III, and one daughter, Virginia Ingram.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l NNDB
- ^ a b c d Forbes profile
- ^ a b c d e f g h Vanderbilt Board of Trust biography
- ^ a b c Coca Cola Enterprises Corporate Governance
- ^ a b c d e Ingram Micro Board of Directors
- ^ a b c d e f g h BusinessWeek profile
- ^ a b c eSkye Solutions Board of Directors
- ^ a b c d e f g Ingram Marine Group biography
- ^ Walter Duncun, 'Ingram sells business unit to Pine Bluff', in Nashville Post, July 12, 2011 [1]
- ^ Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- ^ Polo Training Foundation Board of Directors
- ^ Gloria Houghland, 'Havana Heat', in NFocus, July 05, 2011
- ^ Charity page
- ^ Nashville Polo Club memberlist
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