INGRAM MICRO HOLDING CORP (INGM)
Sector: Information Technology
2026 Annual Meeting Analysis
INGRAM MICRO HOLDING CORP · Meeting: May 13, 2026
Directors FOR
3
Directors AGAINST
2
Say on Pay
FOR
Auditor
AGAINST
Director Elections
Election of Directors
Against Analysis
Although the TSR trigger fires based on the peer group gap of 41.8pp against the 35pp threshold, Mr. Kelln joined the board in October 2024 and has served fewer than 24 months, making him exempt from the TSR trigger under policy; however, he is non-independent and affiliated with Platinum Equity (the controlling shareholder), serves on the Compensation Committee without being independent, and as a controlled-company affiliate director his presence on the Compensation Committee raises independence concerns — but because the company relies on NYSE controlled-company exemptions for committee composition, this does not independently trigger a No vote under policy; on balance, the 24-month exemption from the TSR trigger applies and no other policy trigger fires, so the vote is FOR.
Ms. Sigler has served since July 2021, meaning her tenure fully overlaps with the three-year underperformance period; Ingram Micro's stock returned only +3.9% over three years while the company's own disclosed peer group returned a median of +45.7%, a gap of 41.8 percentage points that exceeds the 35pp threshold applicable to companies with low-positive absolute returns; the 5-year TSR is also +3.9% (same figure, as the company only recently went public), and peers show a 5-year median of +47.5%, a gap of 43.6pp which also exceeds the 35pp threshold, so the 5-year mitigant does not rescue the vote; a No vote is warranted.
For Analysis
Mr. Kelln joined the board in October 2024, placing him within the 24-month new-director exemption from the TSR underperformance trigger; no overboarding, attendance, or independence-on-committee concerns fire under policy given the company's controlled-company status.
Ms. Wienbar joined the board in October 2024, placing her within the 24-month new-director exemption from the TSR underperformance trigger; she is independent, serves on both the Audit and Compensation Committees with relevant qualifications, and no other policy trigger fires.
Mr. Worley joined the board in October 2024, placing him within the 24-month new-director exemption from the TSR underperformance trigger; no overboarding or attendance concerns are present.
Of the four Class II nominees, Mary Ann Sigler (director since July 2021) receives an AGAINST vote because her tenure fully covers the three-year period during which Ingram Micro's stock trailed its own disclosed peer group by 41.8 percentage points — well above the 35pp policy threshold — and the 5-year data does not provide a mitigant. The three remaining nominees (Kelln, Wienbar, Worley) all joined in October 2024 and fall within the 24-month new-director exemption, receiving FOR votes.
Say on Pay
✓ FORCEO
Paul Bay
Total Comp
$9,665,531
Prior Support
98.79%%
CEO Paul Bay's total compensation of $9,665,531 at a $5.9B market-cap technology distributor is consistent with benchmarks for a CEO at this company size and sector, and the proxy discloses that his base salary is actually below the 25th percentile of the peer group; the pay structure is sound, with 65% of the CEO's target direct pay tied to performance (annual cash incentive and performance stock awards), well above the 50-60% policy threshold, and the annual bonus payout of 120% of target reflected genuine performance between threshold and target on disclosed financial metrics; while the stock has significantly undertrailed peers over three years, the variable pay itself was not above benchmark — the proxy confirms equity grants were below peer median — so the pay-for-performance alignment check does not trigger a No vote, and with 98.79% prior-year support and a meaningful clawback policy in place, a FOR vote is warranted.
Auditor Ratification
✗ AGAINSTAuditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Tenure
31 yrs
Audit Fees
$12,465,203
Non-Audit Fees
$2,833,113
PwC has served as Ingram Micro's auditor continuously since at least 1994, a tenure of at least 31 years that exceeds the policy's 25-year threshold for a No vote; the proxy does not provide a specific and compelling rationale for continued engagement (no disclosure of recent lead partner rotation or a concrete multi-year rotation plan), so the tenure trigger fires and the vote is AGAINST; the non-audit fee ratio of approximately 22.7% is well within the acceptable range and does not independently raise concerns.
Overall Assessment
The 2026 Ingram Micro annual meeting presents three proposals: director elections, Say on Pay, and auditor ratification. The key adverse determinations are an AGAINST vote on director Mary Ann Sigler due to sustained three-year stock underperformance relative to disclosed peers during her full tenure, and an AGAINST vote on PwC ratification due to an auditor tenure of at least 31 years with no compelling retention rationale disclosed; Say on Pay receives a FOR vote given reasonable pay levels, strong performance-linkage in pay structure, and above-benchmark incentive payouts supported by actual financial results.
Compensation Peer Group
16 companies disclosed in 2026 proxy filing