Primary Job Title CEO Primary Organization Ingram Micro
Location Orange, California, United States Regions Greater Los Angeles Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
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Paul Bay, a 20-year veteran of the information technology industry, serves as executive vice president and chief executive, Ingram Micro U.S. and Miami Export. He is responsible for the overall performance of the company's U.S. and Miami Export operations, and reports to Paul Read, president and COO, Ingram Micro Inc.
Prior to his current
role, he served as president, Ingram Micro North America. In this role, he was responsible for all partner-facing activities within the distributor's core U.S. and Canadian operations including sales, marketing, technical support and vendor management.
Bay joined Ingram Micro's U.S. sales organization in 1995 and quickly progressed through roles of increasing responsibility with the company. In 2006, Bay left his position as senior vice president of vendor management at Ingram Micro to become 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 has led to greater efficiency and productivity, as well as increased 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.