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Ingram Micro- Positive Impact with The WIT Network

CORPORATE Member Ingram Micro Makes a Positive Impact with The WIT Network

Ingram Micro joins The WIT Network as a Corporate Member to Inspire and Enable Greatness

Ingram Micro helps businesses fully realize the promise of technology – helping them maximize the value of the technology that they make, sell or use. With its vast global infrastructure and focus on cloud, mobility, technology lifecycle, supply chain and technology solutions, Ingram Micro enables business partners to operate more efficiently and successfully in the markets they serve. As a company, Ingram Micro helps employees fully achieve their individual potential realizing the strength that a diverse and inclusive corporate culture has.

 The powerful and positive impact that a diverse and inclusive workforce has within an organization is undeniable, says Paul Bay, EVP and President Global Technology Solutions of Ingram Micro Inc. Companies with a varied range of team members enjoy and benefit from different points of view, skills and experiences. They also tend to attract a broader span of customers and companies that want to engage them. Ingram Micro is working across the globe with our leadership team to inspire and enable greatness in our associates and partners. Through many of our efforts, including our growing Women‘s Leadership Forum and our alliance with The WIT Network, we are raising awareness and taking action around diversity and inclusion.

Ingram Micro understands that diversity and inclusion are good for business. Companies that have more diversity in management have a 19 percent higher revenue from innovation.[i] While inclusive companies are 1.7 times more likely to be innovation leaders in their market.[ii] Ingram Micro is proud to be an official sponsor of The WIT Network, says Holly Niedzielski, Director, Ingram Micro. Through our corporate Women‘s Forum initiative, we are working across our organization and within our partner ecosystem to connect, inspire and develop women leaders, and advocate for inclusion and equality in the workforce. According to McKinsey‘s research, when it comes to gender diversity, companies in the top quartile are 21 percent more likely to have above-average profitability than companies in the bottom quartile.[iii]

A membership to The WIT Network, which many companies offer as an employee benefit, includes multiple local, global, and virtual programs designed to support corporate diversity, education, and mentoring initiatives. Our programming includes Leadership Training in partnership with ATHENA International, access to global mentors and mentees with our newly released mentorship app, live networking events and professional panels, WIT Wellness, the SHEnovators Junior Board High School program, and multiple virtual events hosted by industry leaders and respected experts.

The WIT Network is a global not-for-profit organization with over 3500 members around the world. Through our fantastic community leads, global members, and support of our sponsors, we can provide programs, education, and inspiration to:

             Encourage all women and girls to study STEM and pursue careers in tech

             Enable more women to attain leadership positions and career advancement

             Help companies change the landscape of gender equality within their business

Lynne Thornton, Executive Director of Ingram Micro, states that As the world's top global distributor of technology solutions and services, Ingram Micro is positioned to lead and influence change across our industry. We look forward to the relationships, resources and tools available from The WIT Network, and, of course, meeting all of the amazing members who share in our vision of inclusion, diversity and empowerment.

And The WIT Network community looks forward to meeting the amazing team at Ingram Micro! Check us out at www.thewitnetwork.com.