Orrin H. Ingram II | |
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Born | July 5, 1960 |
Residence | Franklin, Tennessee, USA |
Nationality | American |
Education | Vanderbilt University |
Occupation | Businessman, philanthropist |
Spouse(s) | Lee Ann Ingram |
Children | Orrin H. Hank Ingram III Aaron Forest Barrett Virginia Ingram |
Parent(s) |
E. Bronson Ingram II Martha R. Ingram |
Relatives |
Orrin Henry Ingram (great-great-grandfather) Julius Ingram (great-great-great-uncle) Erskine B. Ingram (great-grandfather) Frederic B. Ingram (uncle) Ingrid Goude (aunt by marriage) David B. Ingram (brother) John R. Ingram (brother) |
Orrin H. Ingram II (born 1960) is an American heir, businessman, philanthropist and polo player. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Ingram Industries and the Chairman of Ingram Barge Company.
Orrin H. Ingram II was born on July 5, 1960. His late father was E. Bronson Ingram II and his mother is Martha R. Ingram. His brothers are David B. Ingram, CEO of Ingram Entertainment, and John R. Ingram, CEO of Ingram Book Group. His sister is Robin Ingram Patton. His paternal grandfather five times removed, David Ingram, was an immigrant from Leeds, England. His paternal great-great-grandfather, Orrin Henry Ingram, was a lumber baron in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and early invested in Friedrich Weyerhäuser's timber investments, later known as the Weyerhaeuser corporation.
Ingram received a B.A. from Vanderbilt University in 1982.
Ingram started his career at Ingram Materials Company and Ingram Barge Company. He has been the President of Ingram Industries since 1996, and its CEO since 1999. He sits on the Boards of eSkye Solutions, Ingram Micro, Ingram Barge Company, SunTrust Banks, Coca-Cola Enterprises, The Krystal Company, FirstBank, and the United States Chamber of Commerce. He has served on the Strategic Advisory Boards of SunCom and Tennessee Valley Ventures. In July 2011, he sold Ingram Materials Company to Pine Bluff Sand. He has sat on the Boards of the United States Chamber of Commerce and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.