 | David "Skip" Prichard
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ingram Content Group Inc.
Skip Prichard is President & Chief Executive Officer of Ingram Content Group Inc. Ingram Content Group provides books, music and media content to over 35,000 retailers, libraries, schools and distribution partners in over 200 countries. More than 21,000 publishers use Ingram’s fully integrated physical and digital solutions and programs to realize the full business potential of books. Under his leadership, Ingram Content Group has improved its financial position, expanded its international locations to continental Europe and Australia, strengthened its digital offerings and integrated its multiple companies and acquisitions into a unified service offering.
Mr. Prichard’s perspective as the leader of Ingram Content Group – the center hub between publishers, retailers and libraries – offers a unique view on the future of books and publishing. His views have been featured in print and online publications and broadcast media, including the BBC, The New York Times, The Daily Beast, Harvard Business Review, Information Today, The Bookseller, Publishers Weekly, Christian Retailing, Library Journal and others. He has spoken on this topic at conferences, including O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing, BookExpo America, PubWest, and the ECPA’s Executive Leadership Summit. Read his blog at www.skipprichard.com and follow him on Twitter: @SkipPrichard.
Prior to his appointment at Ingram Content Group, Mr. Prichard was President and Chief Executive Officer of ProQuest Information & Learning where he led ProQuest through a successful financial turnaround, achieving double-digit growth and returning the company to profitability. Earlier in his career, Mr. Prichard held a number of executive positions with LexisNexis, where as Vice President of corporate and federal markets he provided business information and risk management solutions to the largest global corporations.
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|  | Philip C. Ollila
Chief Content Officer
Ingram Content Group Inc.
Phil Ollila is Chief Content Officer of Ingram Content Group Inc., the leading provider of full-service content distribution solutions for the book industry. Mr. Ollila is responsible for Ingram Content Group’s publisher facing business, and has been instrumental in leading the transformation of Ingram from a traditional wholesale service provider, into a fully integrated and relevant solutions company for clients. Ingram combines wholesale distribution, print-on-demand, digital distribution, inventory management and comprehensive worldwide services for physical and digital content.
In his role as Chief Content Officer, Phil leads a number of Ingram business units including wholesale merchandising, Lightning Source, Ingram Publisher Services and digital distribution through CoreSource®. Mr. Ollila also heads Ingram Content Group marketing.
Mr. Ollila previously served as Senior Vice President of Ingram Book Group Inc., President of Ingram Publisher Services Inc., and as President of Ingram Library Services Inc.
Prior to joining Ingram, Mr. Ollila spent 12 years in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with Borders Group. His last position with Borders was Vice President of Marketing and Merchandising.
Mr. Ollila spent 16 years in active and reserve positions with the U. S. Army. He received his master of business administration degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
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|  | Shawn R. Everson
Chief Commercial Officer
Ingram Content Group Inc.
Mr. Everson became the Chief Commercial Officer for Ingram Content Group in June 2009. In this role he is responsible for all commercial activities including national accounts, independent bookstores, consumer direct fulfillment, Ingram Periodicals, Spring Arbor, Ingram International, Ingram Library Services and Coutts, as well as our digital offerings to retailers.
Shawn joined Ingram in August 2000 as the Director of Operations at Publisher Resources Inc., a 3rd party distributor for book publishers. In May 2002, he was promoted to the role of Vice President of Operations in the LaVergne Distribution Center. In 2005, Shawn became the Vice President of Global Transportation for Ingram Book Group and later headed up Ingram’s International division. In May of 2007, Shawn became the President of Ingram Periodicals Inc.
Mr. Everson spent the first 15 years of his professional career at United Parcel Service (UPS) working in a variety of roles as an Industrial Engineer, Project Engineer and Operations manager. Prior to UPS, he was with OshKosh B’Gosh.
Mr. Everson holds a BS in Mathematics from Lipscomb University and a MBA from Vanderbilt University.
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|  | John F. Secrest
Chief Logistics Officer, Global Operations
Ingram Content Group Inc.
John F. Secrest is Chief Logistics Officer, Global Operations, for Ingram Content Group. Mr. Secrest started with Ingram Book Company in 1976 and worked his way up the career ladder to key positions.
He has held positions such as Stocker; Forklift Operator; Shipping Supervisor; Manager Product Maintenance; Director, La Vergne Distribution Center; Assistant Vice President of Operations; Vice President of Logistics, Planning/Development; Vice President of Distribution; and, most recently, Senior Vice President of Logistics of Ingram Book Company, Chairman of the Board of Ingram Transportation Company, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ingram Fulfillment Services Inc., and Chief Executive Officer of Tennessee Book Company.
Mr. Secrest is a graduate of the Executive Master of Business Arts Program at the Kellogg School of Business.
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|  | Frank A. Kerrigan
Chief Financial Officer
Ingram Content Group Inc.
Frank A. Kerrigan is Chief Financial Officer of Ingram Content Group. He joined Ingram Book Group as Vice President and Controller in 1994 and was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Book Company in 1996.
A graduate of Vanderbilt University he holds a Certified Public Accountant certificate, along with a bachelor’s degree. Frank is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants.
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|  | Shawn Morin
Chief Information Officer
Ingram Content Group Inc.
Shawn Morin is Chief Information Officer of Ingram Content Group.
Mr. Morin previously served as Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Information Technology with Bass Pro Shops. He has held a variety of leadership positions in the information technology field, including Chief Information Officer of Royal Numico, N.V., Zoetermeer, The Netherlands; independent Information Technology consultant to a number of businesses; business analyst for Watkins Motor Lines; and lead engineer for Lockheed Space Operations Company at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
He received his bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of South Florida.
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|  | Wayne M. Keegan
Chief Human Resources Officer
Ingram Content Group Inc.
Wayne M. Keegan is Chief Human Resources Officer for the Ingram Content Group Inc. and has been with the company since 2000.
With more than 25 years of experience, he previously served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Vanstar Inc., a publicly traded technology company; Global Vice President of Human Resources for the London International Group; Vice President of Human Resources and Administration for The ERTL Company, Inc.; and Director of Human Resources for Eastco Hand Tools.
Mr. Keegan earned his bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Baltimore.
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|  | Linda K. Dickert
Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel
Ingram Content Group Inc.
Linda K. Dickert is Chief Legal Counsel of Ingram Content Group. She joined Ingram Industries Inc. in 1987 as an Associate Litigation Counsel. In 1996, she was named Vice President and General Counsel of Ingram Book Group.
Ms. Dickert graduated from the University of Tennessee with Honors and received a bachelor of science degree in communications. She received her law degree from the University of Memphis School of Law. She received her LLM degree in Tax Law from the University of Alabama.
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|  | Drew Bordas
Vice President, Business Operations & Project Management Office
Ingram Content Group Inc.
Drew Bordas is Vice President, Business Operations & Project Management Office for Ingram Content Group.
Mr. Bordas joined Ingram in 2004 serving as the Director of Warehouse Management Systems for Ingram Book Group Inc. He was previously a consulting manager for Manhattan Associates in Atlanta, Georgia.
He is an alumnus of Georgia Tech, where he received his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. Mr. Bordas received his master of business administration degree from Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management.
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|  | David Taylor
President of Lightning Source Inc.
Ingram Content Group Inc.
David Taylor is President of Lightning Source Inc., an operating unit of Ingram Content Group. Mr. Taylor joined Lightning Source UK Ltd. in 2003 as Business Development Director and was named Managing Director at the end of 2003. In 2006, he took on the newly created role of Senior Vice President, Global Sales, Lightning Source Inc.
Mr. Taylor has 24 years of experience in the UK and international book trades. He is a former Director of Blackwell’s international library supply business. He served on the Booksellers’ Association of the UK and Ireland’s Council for several years and is a former Chairman of the College and University Bookseller’s Group and also the Internet Bookseller’s Group, which he founded.
Mr. Taylor has a bachelor and a master’s degree in English Literature from the University of Reading, England. He has also completed a diploma in management studies and a master of business administration.
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