TECHNOLOGY - May 22, 1996

Ingram Micro Executive Resigns: In an untimely management jolt, Linwood A. Lacy Jr. resigned as chief executive of Ingram Micro Inc., just months before the giant computer products distributor was to go public. The resignation creates a gaping hole at the top of Santa Ana-based Ingram Micro, which Lacy had helped build into the largest computer products distributor in the world. Lacy’s position sometimes appeared vulnerable in recent years because he was the highest-ranking outsider in a company owned and run by the Ingram family of Tennessee. In fact, Lacy’s decision to resign stemmed from a subtle power struggle between Lacy and the family, said David Dukes, co-chairman of Ingram Micro. The disagreement centered on control of certain functions and decisions as Ingram Micro’s parent company planned a complex break-up.