Meet the Chiefs: Paul Bay, Ingram Micro
Meet the Chiefs shines the spotlight on the channel’s head honchos and offers an opportunity to learn a little bit about the person beyond his or her company profile. Click on each photo to learn more about the channel chief you’re viewing.
![Paul Bay EVP and president North America Technology Solutions at Ingram Micro Paul Bay EVP and president North America Technology Solutions at Ingram Micro](https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/blt10e444bce2d36aa8/blt204caa6dc2952955/65247a412be7c376b79d876d/Paul_Bay_Casual_2013_-_PREFERRED_FINAL_0.jpg?width=700&auto=webp&quality=80&disable=upscale)
Paul Bay, EVP and president, North America, Technology Solutions at Ingram Micro
Paul Bay, EVP, president, North America, Technology Solutions at Ingram Micro
Bay: My own cleaning company
The VAR Guy says: Keep it clean, that’s what my mother always said! It must have been a great way to learn how to run a small team of employees. Kudos for moving up the ranks!
Bay: A Maserati
The VAR Guy says: The VAR Guy once considered taking a job as a hotel valet, just to be able to drive one of these babies for a few minutes.
Bay: Alaska
The VAR Guy says: Did you visit Sarah Palin?
Bay: “Good to Great,” by Jim Collins
The VAR Guy says: Collins is the author or co-author of six popular books that sold more than 10 million copies worldwide, including Built to Last and Great by Choice. He has also spent several years as a faculty member at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Bay: A new surfboard
The VAR Guy says: Cowabunga, dude! After navigating the choppy waters of an executive meeting, it must be good to get out on the open ocean and ride the waves.
Bay: A new surfboard
The VAR Guy says: Cowabunga, dude! After navigating the choppy waters of an executive meeting, it must be good to get out on the open ocean and ride the waves.
Paul Bay is the executive vice president and president of Ingram Micro's North American Technology Solutions division, where he is responsible for driving the overall performance of the company's U.S. and Canadian operations.
Bay is an 18-year veteran of the technology industry and has servered in several roles since joining Ingram Micro in 1995, including his tenure as executive vice president of Ingram Micro North America. He left the company in 2006 to become the chief executive officer of Punch! Software, but returned to the company in his current role as EVP. Early in his career he held sales positions at various companies based in southern California, including Triad Computer Systems.
What is Meet the Chiefs?
Meet the Chiefs shines the spotlight on the channel’s head honchos and offers an opportunity to learn a little bit about the person beyond his or her company profile. Click on each photo to learn more about the channel chief you’re viewing.
Want to be included in an upcoming Meet the Chiefs? Send an email to The VAR Guy Associate Editor Michael Cusanelli at [email protected] for more information. He’s really good at answering emails on time, we promise.
Follow Michael on Twitter @MCusanelliSB and remember to add him on Google+ and LinkedIn.
About the Author(s)
You May Also Like