INGRAM MICRO PROMOTES CARLOS BLANCO TO DIRECTOR OF MARKETING IN LATIN AMERICA

SANTA ANA, CALIF. and MIAMI, July 24, 1997
Ingram Micro Inc., the world's leading distributor of technology products and services, announced today that its Latin American division has promoted Carlos Blanco to director of marketing. Under Blanco's management, the department has grown from eight to 15 associates and has established partnerships with all Latin American vendors.

Blanco continues to report to Robert Cabal, general manager of the Miami-based Ingram Micro Latin America Export Division. Cabal said, "For the past year, Carlos has been an instrumental force in the growth and progress of Latin America's marketing department. His excellent management skills have helped to expand our product offerings to better service our customers."

Blanco, 35, joined Ingram Micro in May 1996 as a senior marketing manager. From 1994 to 1995 he served as director of international sales at Micro Tempus Corporation. Prior to that he worked for Digital Communications Associates as business development manager for Latin America. Blanco holds a bachelor's degree from Florida International University.

Ingram Micro's Export Division serves resellers in 115 countries through six export offices in Miami; Santa Ana, Calif.; Brussels, Belgium; Tokyo; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Sao Paulo, Brazil; and Quito, Ecuador. The division was founded in 1992 and supports U.S.-based exporters and global resellers not covered by Ingram Micro's North American or European affiliates.

Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., is the world's largest wholesale distributor of technology products and services, with 1996 sales of more than $12 billion. The company operates in 19 countries and distributes more than 36,000 products to more than 100,000 resellers in 120 countries.

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Kirsten Frosh
Ingram Micro, Inc.
Media Relations
714-566-1000 ext. 22727