EVP, Group President of the Americas, Ingram Micro
WHY: Oversees North, South America ops from Canada to Chile. Based in Irvine, one of OC’s biggest companies by revenue at $50B annually. World’s largest wholesale technology distributor.
RECENT: Company could get $4B investment led by RRJ Capital, which is run by former Goldman Sachs Group partner Richard Ong. A unit of China-based HNA Group bought Ingram Micro for $6B in 2016 and reportedly would like to sell it.
QUOTABLE: “Our mission is to be an indispensable business partner to the IT industry.”