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Paul Bay, a nearly three-decade veteran of the information technology industry, serves as CEO for Ingram Micro. Prior to being named CEO in January 2022, Bay was executive vice president and president of Global Technology Solutions with responsibility for the company’s worldwide Technology Solutions business, encompassing operations in more than 50 countries and annual revenues exceeding $40 billion.
 
Previously, Bay served as executive vice president and group president of the Americas, with responsibilities for the overall performance of the company’s operations in U.S., Canada and South America. Before that, he was executive vice president and chief executive, Ingram Micro U.S. and Miami Export, where he presided over the company’s U.S. and Miami Export operations. Previously, he held the role of executive vice president and president, Ingram Micro North America where he was responsible for all partner-facing activities within the company’s core U.S. and Canadian operations, including sales, marketing, technical support and vendor management.

Bay joined Ingram Micro in sales in 1995 and quickly progressed through roles of increasing responsibility. In 2006, he left his position as senior vice president of vendor management at Ingram Micro to take the role of chief executive officer of Punch! Software, based in Kansas City, Mo.
 
Bay returned to Ingram Micro in June 2010 and was the chief architect behind the development of a divisional business unit structure in North America, which led to significantly greater efficiency and productivity and resulted in increased and sustainable revenue growth and profitability for the region.
 
Before joining Ingram Micro in 1995, Bay held sales positions with firms in Southern California, including Triad Computer Systems Corp.
 
Bay holds a bachelor’s degree in speech communication from California State University, Northridge. He resides in Orange County, Calif. with his family and is an avid runner and fisherman.

Michael Zilis serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Ingram Micro. He is responsible for the company’s global finance organization, including financial planning and analysis, mergers and acquisitions, treasury and risk management, financial operations, accounting and reporting, investor relations, and internal audit, tax and global business processes.
 
Prior to his current role, Zilis served from August 2016 to December 2019 as executive vice president and group president of Asia Pacific, with responsibility for the company’s overall operations in the Asia Pacific market. Before that, he oversaw the strategy and execution of Ingram Micro’s operations across the Latin American, Eastern European, ASEAN and Hong Kong markets. Zilis also previously led the company’s Latin American Technology Solutions business as executive vice president and president - Latin America in 2015, where he presided over all aspects of the company’s core distribution business for the region. Before this, Zilis was executive vice president of Asia Pacific, where he was accountable for the region's operations while also heading special projects, including the company's recovery program in Australia and assisting with the integration of the company's Middle East acquisition of Aptec.
 
Zilis joined Ingram Micro in 2006 as senior vice president and corporate controller, heading the company’s financial planning and analysis, external and internal financial reporting, long-term strategic planning, financial due diligence, and merger and acquisition work. Prior to Ingram Micro, Zilis was vice president and corporate controller for Avnet, Inc., where he was instrumental in leading the company’s cost-saving initiatives and efforts to streamline and add efficiency to ongoing processes.
 
Zilis began his career with 10 years in the commercial audit practice of Arthur Andersen LLP. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Accounting from Boston College. Zilis is a member of the Board of Directors at Veritone, Inc. and resides in Orange County with his wife.

Scott Sherman is executive vice president of Human Resources for Ingram Micro, with responsibilities including the identification, development and implementation of the company's human resources strategies in support of the organization's global objectives. Sherman oversees all aspects of human resources worldwide, including organization development and talent management, compensation and benefits, payroll, and learning and development, as well as the Human Resources Information Systems and the Corporate Communications teams. He joined Ingram Micro in May 2015.

Sherman is a global human resources and business leader with deep compensation, benefits and HR Operations leadership experience. He has a successful track record of leading complex business initiatives, driving functional and operational excellence, and building strong collaborative relationships.  

Prior to joining Ingram Micro, Sherman served as executive vice president of Human Resources and a member of the Executive Committee at Allergan from September 2010 to March 2015. While in that role, he oversaw the global rewards programs, succession and talent development and planning, and significantly supported the organization’s global expansion.   

Before Allergan, Sherman worked at Medtronic, which he joined as Human Resources Manager, U.S. Cardiovascular Sales and Marketing in 1995. During his 15-year tenure, he held positions of increasing scope and responsibility, the last as vice president of Global Total Rewards and HR Operations, Corporate Staff.

Earlier in his career, Sherman worked for Exxon Company U.S.A., Fuel Products Marketing in various HR roles and as a territory manager.

He holds a Master of Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs with concentrations in International Economics and Labor Studies from the George Washington University School of Public and International Affairs. Sherman was recognized with the 2014 National Human Resources Association Executive of the Year award in Orange County, Calif.

Augusto Aragone serves as executive vice president, secretary and general counsel for Ingram Micro. In this role, Aragone oversees all aspects of Ingram Micro’s worldwide legal department, including managing Ingram Micro’s team of legal professionals, preventing and resolving disputes, promoting Ingram Micro’s contractual rights and safeguarding Ingram Micro’s assets.

Aragone is a multicultural business attorney with more than 20 years of experience in international corporate law practice as an in-house counsel with multinational companies.

He joined Ingram Micro in 2008 as regional counsel for Latin America and has successfully worked through a variety of increasingly complex legal leadership roles with the company, especially in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, and finance transactions. He rose to the level of vice president and associate general counsel prior to earning the promotion to his current position in December 2016.

Before joining Ingram Micro, Aragone worked as legal director for Latin America in the law department of DHL in Plantation, Fla. A native of Uruguay, Aragone worked in several business roles in the international logistics industry in Latin America prior to embarking on his legal career.

Aragone holds a Juris Doctor degree from Universidad de la Republica (UDELAR – Uruguay), a master’s degree from Bologna University in Italy and a Master of Laws degree from the University of Miami. He is admitted to the New York bar.