| La VERGNE, TN – Ingram Content Group Inc., the leader in content services for the book industry, today announced that James R. Gray, Chief Strategy Officer, will be leaving the company at the end of the year. Mr. Gray joined Ingram in December 2006 following the purchase by Ingram.
of Mr. Gray's company Coutts Information Services and its sister company
MyiLibrary. These businesses provide print and eBook distribution services to academic libraries the world over.
Skip Prichard, President and CEO of the Ingram Content Group, said today: "James has been a valuable part of our Ingram team over the past three years, and we are thankful for his contributions in helping to make our digital products market leaders. We appreciate his service and wish him the very best."
On joining Ingram, Mr. Gray took the role of CEO of Ingram Digital, a new
division that spearheaded Ingram's investment into the digital distribution space. Following the integration of Ingram Digital into the Ingram Content Group, Mr. Gray was the Chief Strategy Officer for the Ingram Content Group companies.
“After three exciting years in Nashville with Ingram, during a period of unprecedented change in our industry, it is time for me to move on,” Mr. Gray said. “I am delighted to have been able to play a role in bringing digital capabilities to Ingram Content Group. The Content Group is now positioned to provide unique and relevant services to publishers, libraries and retailers both here and abroad.”
ABOUT INGRAM
Ingram Content Group Inc. provides a broad range of physical and digital services to the book industry. 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, Coutts Information Services, and Ingram Marketing Group Inc. For more information, visit www.ingrambook.com or www.ingramcontent.com. |
