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Ingram UK chief: Distribution shift continues

CRN catches up with Brent McCarty and Northern Europe cloud chief Apay Obang-Oyway to discuss how the distributor is breaking the mould in an ever-changing landscape

Sara Yirrell
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10 March 2016

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Like most distributors, Ingram Micro is in a period of continual change and development, with a new Chinese owner on the cards, and a more autonomous way of running each country business. Brent McCarty...

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