 | 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 a broad range of physical and digital services to the book industry. Ingram is a leading wholesaler of trade books, spoken audio, magazines, and a leading provider of demand-driven printing and digital solutions for publishers. Ingram’s operating units are Ingram Book Company, Lightning Source Inc., Ingram Digital, Ingram Periodicals Inc., Ingram International Inc., Ingram Library Services Inc., Spring Arbor Distributors Inc., Ingram Publisher Services Inc., Tennessee Book Company LLC, and Coutts Information Services. Ingram Content Group employs thousands of associates with operations throughout North America and Europe.
Prior to his appointment at Ingram Content Group, Mr. Prichard was President and Chief Executive Officer of ProQuest Information & Learning, a respected global publisher and information provider serving the education, government, and corporate markets with offices in the Americas, Europe and Asia. He led ProQuest through a successful 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.
Mr. Prichard received his Bachelor of Science degree from Towson State University and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law.
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|  | Philip C. Ollila
Chief Content Officer
Ingram Content Group Inc.
Philip C. Ollila is Chief Content Officer of Ingram Content Group. Mr. Ollila previously served as Senior Vice President of Ingram Book Group Inc., President of Ingram Publisher Services Inc., and 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.
Shawn R. Everson is Chief Commercial Officer of Ingram Content Group. Mr. Everson joined Ingram in 2000 as the Director of Operations at Ingram’s Publisher Resources Inc., and was promoted in 2002 to Vice President of Operations in the La Vergne Distribution Center.
Mr. Everson then served as the Vice President of Global Transportation for Ingram Book Group Inc. and has led Ingram International Inc. He became President of Ingram Periodicals Inc. in 2007.
Mr. Everson received his bachelor of science degree in mathematics from David Lipscomb University and his master of business administration degree 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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